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SAMADHAN Strategy

India's Counter-LWE Framework

Introduced by the Ministry of Home Affairs in 2017, SAMADHAN is a comprehensive counter-insurgency framework that integrates security operations with development, rehabilitation, and governance. The acronym stands for: Smart Leadership, Aggressive Strategy, Motivation and Training, Actionable Intelligence, Data-Driven Monitoring, Harnessing Technology, Area-Specific Action Plans, and No Access to Financing. It moved India away from state-by-state reactive policing towards a unified national approach coordinating central paramilitary forces (CRPF, CoBRA battalions) with state police under Unified Command structures.

Key details
  • CoBRA (Combat Battalion for Resolute Action) — specialised CRPF unit trained for jungle warfare, deployed extensively in Bastar
  • SAMADHAN mandates that surrenders be paired with monetary assistance, vocational training, and housing under rehabilitation schemes such as Poona Margem
  • Technology elements include UAV surveillance, satellite imagery, and improved communication grids in erstwhile insurgency zones
  • Road construction, mobile connectivity, and banking access in cleared areas are integral to the doctrine's development component
In the news

● Tracked since February 18, 2026 · last seen June 19, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes

19 Jun '26
India's Left-Wing Extremism Eradication: Institutional Strategy and Constitutional Framework
Internal Security
21 May '26
Largest Maoist surrender in Jharkhand today, hunt on for last active Politburo member
Internal Security
19 May '26
Naxalism Declared Eradicated: No District Remains LWE-Affected, Ministry of Home Affairs Confirms
Internal Security
18 May '26
India Declared Free of Left Wing Extremism: End of a Five-Decade Insurgency
Internal Security
18 May '26
India Declared Free of Left Wing Extremism as Operation Kagar Concludes in Bastar
Internal Security
31 Mar '26
Bastar's 42,000 sq. km Declared Largely Free from LWE; IED Clearance Remains Key Challenge
Internal Security
31 Mar '26
Chhattisgarh's Two-Year Campaign Against Maoism: Operations, Surrenders, and the Road Ahead
Internal Security
31 Mar '26
End of Armed Maoism in Chhattisgarh: Bastar Enters Development Phase
Internal Security
30 Mar '26
Amit Shah Tells Lok Sabha: Entire Top Maoist Leadership Wiped Out, India Virtually Naxal-Free
Internal Security
26 Mar '26
Naxalism in Decline: The Future of 200-Plus Security Camps in Chhattisgarh
Internal Security
11 Mar '26
108 Maoists Surrender in Chhattisgarh Amid Naxalism Eradication Drive
Internal Security
01 Mar '26
Odisha Declares Bolangir and Bargarh 'Naxal-Free': Seven Districts Now LWE-Free
Internal Security
18 Feb '26
Security Forces Demolish 44 Maoist Monuments in Gadchiroli
Internal Security
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