New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has identified two districts in Jharkhand - Latehar and West Singhbhum as Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) affected, according to a written answer in the Rajya Sabha today by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai.

Over the past five years, the Centre has allocated Rs 936.50 crore to Jharkhand under three major schemes aimed at tackling LWE challenges and improving infrastructure and development in the affected regions. The schemes include the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme, Special Central Assistance (SCA) Scheme, and Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS).

The government highlighted several initiatives undertaken in Jharkhand's LWE-affected districts with special focu...