New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- The first phase of conversion of security camps into 'Jan Suvidha Kendra'-- an initiative that symbolizes the changing face of the Bastar region in Chhattisgarh, once known as the Naxal bastion-- is almost in its final stage, with the majority of them having started providing public facilities in these forested regions and the rest expected to be completed by the end of this year.

A total of 70 active security camps, also named as Forward Operating Bases (FOBs), are being transformed into Jan Suvidha Kendras (People's Facility Centres) in the first phase of the initiative aimed at converting them into centres of development and public service, representing a major policy shift in India's Left Wing Extremism (LWE) or ...