Amit Shah attends Bastar Olympics 2024 closing ceremony in Jagdalpur, reaffirms March 2026 deadline to end Naxalism
Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended the closing ceremony of the Bastar Olympics 2024 in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, on 15 December 2024 as chief guest and reaffirmed the goal of eradicating Naxalism by 31 March 2026.
Summary
Union Home Minister Amit Shah was chief guest at the closing ceremony of the Bastar Olympics 2024 in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, on 15 December 2024, with Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and Deputy CM Vijay Sharma. He called the games a symbol of hope for all seven districts of Bastar and noted that a wheelchair race was held for people disabled by Naxal violence. Shah said that in one year 287 Naxalites had been neutralised, nearly 1,000 arrested and 837 had surrendered, and reaffirmed the Centre's commitment to eradicating Naxalism by 31 March 2026. He highlighted the state's 'Niyad Nellanar' scheme for villages and said the PM had approved 15,000 additional PMAY houses for families affected by Naxal violence, more than 9,000 of them in Bastar.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 15 December 2024, Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh
- Chief guest
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah
- Region
- All seven districts of Bastar
- Special event
- Wheelchair race for people disabled by Naxal violence
- One-year figures
- 287 Naxalites neutralised, nearly 1,000 arrested, 837 surrendered
- Target
- Naxalism to be eradicated by 31 March 2026
- Housing
- 15,000 additional PMAY houses for Naxal-affected families, 9,000+ in Bastar
- State scheme
- Niyad Nellanar
Practice MCQs 2 questions
In which city did Union Home Minister Amit Shah attend the closing ceremony of the Bastar Olympics 2024 on 15 December 2024?
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Correct answer: C — Jagdalpur
Amit Shah attended the closing ceremony of the Bastar Olympics 2024 as chief guest in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh.
The 'Niyad Nellanar' scheme for villages, highlighted by Amit Shah at the Bastar Olympics closing ceremony in December 2024, is a scheme of which State Government?
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Correct answer: A — Chhattisgarh
At the Jagdalpur ceremony, Amit Shah highlighted the Chhattisgarh Government's 'Niyad Nellanar' scheme as an initiative to transform villages.