After the 2010 killing of 76 security personnel in Chhattisgarh, former Home Minister P. Chidambaram pushed through centrally assisted funding for counter-Maoist operations, the officer who resigned from MHA in 2022 said. Around 200 district collectors were given discretionary funds to fortify police stations and improve mobility in remote areas, he said. He said in 2014-15, under National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, a push was given to train local tribal youths in Chattisgarh and Jharkhand. There were a lot of problems earlier, stigmatised by certain court observations, allegations of arson and looting,” Mr. Kumar said. “That is the only difference I see—greater vigour over time—but the continuity in approach remained,” he said, adding that he himself was part of that continuity across governments.

Source: The Hindu March 29, 2026 21:10 UTC