Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Narendra Modi's government reduced disturbed areas under Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in northeastern Nagaland, Assam and Manipur states.

India's Modi government on Thursday reduced disturbed areas under Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur, the northeastern states which were facing insurgency for a long time.

The statement released by the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs said that due to the significant improvement in the security situation in India's northeast the government has decided "to reduce the disturbed areas under Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur after decades."

Modi government has removed AFSPA with effect from April 1, 2022, completely from 23 districts and partially from one district of Assam. Apart from that 15 police station areas of six districts of Manipur will be excluded from the Disturbed Area Notification.

In Nagaland, another northeastern state with a history of insurgency, the AFSPA has been removed from 15 police stations in seven districts with effect from April 1, 2022.

According to the Indian government in comparison to 2014, there has been a reduction of 74 percent in militancy incidents in 2021 in northeastern states. According to government data deaths of security personnel and civilians have also come down by 60 percent and 84 percent respectively during this period.