Chief minister Navin Patnaik informed the State Assembly that 15 out of the total 30 districts of the state have been identified as Maoist-affected.The chief minister, while replying to a question, said that earlier 14 districts, Koraput, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Sambalpur, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Dhenkanal and Jajpur were declared identified as Maoist-hit.The district of Nayagarh has now been added to the list in the wake of the Maoist attack and arms loot incident in the district on the night of February 15, he added.He also said that apart from the two police districts, Berhampur in Ganjam district and Rourkela in Sundargarh district, have also been identified as Maoist-affected areas.Referring to the action taken against the left wing guerillas in the last six months, Patnaik said that 63 extremists were arrested in different parts of the State from September 2007 to February 2008.
On the issue financial nexus of the Maoists, he said that information received from various sources and also a study of various Maoist documents suggest that the Maoists are mostly collecting funds by means of extortion from landlords, contractors, businessmen, and mine owners.They were also raising funds by imposing fines in their 'Praja Courts' and through membership fees and sale of party documents and are also raising funds through ganja cultivation in their pockets of influence, the chief minister apprised the members.
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