<h1>Union Budget 2025-26 Boosts Funding to Combat Maoist Threat, Aims for Elimination by March 2026</h1> The Union Budget 2025-26 has allocated Rs 3,481.27 crore for security-related expenditure and infrastructure development in Left Wing Extremist (LWE) areas, with a target to eliminate the Maoist threat by March 2026. This marks an increase from Rs 2,463.62 crore in the previous budget. The government has intensified efforts against Naxalism, resulting in the neutralization of 48 Naxalites this year and 290 in 2024. Additionally, 290 security camps have been established since 2019, with plans for 88 more in 2025, particularly in affected states like Chhattisgarh and Odisha.