Centre To Reduce 'Disturbed Areas' Under AFSPA in Nagaland, Assam & Manipur

Meanwhile, the government issued a notification saying that it is extending AFSPA in three districts in Arunachal.

Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday, 31 March, announced that the Centre has decided to reduce "disturbed areas" under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the states of Nagaland, Assam, and Manipur.

However, a home ministry spokesperson said the decision does not mean that AFSPA has been completely withdrawn from the three states but will continue to be in force in some areas of the said states, PTI reported.

Shah, who made the announcement on Twitter, said that this has happened after decades "under the decisive leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi".

In a significant step, GoI under the decisive leadership of PM Shri @NarendraModi Ji has decided to reduce disturbed areas under Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the states of Nagaland, Assam and Manipur after decades.

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) March 31, 2022