After declaring the State to be free of Naxalism, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday said his government would provide a special package to the districts of Balaghat, Mandla and Dindori, once affected by Maoist violence. The elimination of Naxalism was the biggest achievement of his government’s tenure so far, Yadav said in an interview on completing two years in office.” A special package will be provided for Naxal-affected Balaghat, Mandla and Dindori for development. We want them to become model districts for the future. The last 20-25 years have been very bad, so we are preparing a concrete plan to bring them closer to the rest of the advanced districts,” he said.
Yadav, who took oath as chief minister on December 13, 2023, had claimed earlier this week that Madhya Pradesh had become Naxalism-free ahead of the Centre’s target date of March 31, 2026.
