Maoist Insurgency on Decline: Key Developments in 2024
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Total Maoist Fatalities (2024) | 162 |
| Chhattisgarh Fatalities (2024) | 141 (highest since CPI-Maoist's establishment in 2004) |
| Security Force Deaths (2024) | 14 (compared to 198 in 2007) |
| Civilian Deaths (2024) | 23 (lowest since 2014) |
| Key Operations | Operation Green Hunt (2009), involving CoBRA and Chhattisgarh police |
| BSF Camps | 20 in Bijapur and Sukma |
| Kanker Operation | 29 Maoists killed, including a top commander |
| Dantewada Status | Declared 'Maoist-free' in 2021; 15 Maoists killed in 2024 |
| The Greyhounds | Elite anti-Maoist force (1989), trained in guerilla and jungle warfare |
| Red Corridor States | Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala |