The Red Corridor is a region in the east of India that experiences considerable Naxalite–Maoist insurgency. The naxalites group mainly consist of the armed cadres of Communist Party of India (Maoist) (CPI (Maoist)) These are also areas that suffer from the greatest illiteracy, poverty and overpopulation in modern India, and span parts of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal states.
All forms of naxalite organisations have been declared as terrorist organizations under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of India (1967). According to the Government of India, as of July 2011, 83 districts (this figure includes a proposed addition of 20 districts) across nine states are affected by Left Wing Extremism down from 180 districts in 2009.
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