# Maoism

• The geographical influence of maoists has contracted to only 41 districts in the country.

• The naxal affected districts has reduced to 41 from 96 such districts in 10 states in 2010.

• This data has been provided by the Ministry of Home affairs to Chief ministers and other officials at a meeting held on Sunday.

• Only 25 districts has accounted for 85% of the Left wing extremism (LWE) violence in the country.

# Assam

• After 48 hours of the evicting illegal encroachers from government land, Assam government has begun its ambitious farm project in the areas freed from the settlers.

• BJP MLA Padma Hazarika, who heads the Committee set up for implementing the government’s Gorukhuti farming project, said seeds of various crops have been sown in 4000 bighas made encroachment free.

• Assam government intend to extend the cultivated area to 10000 bighas soon.

# Beijing-Lhasa road link

• Continuing its infrastructure build-up in Tibet, China has completed a key section of the Beijing – Lhasa expressway, a 295 km stretch from Lhasa to Nagqu.

• This section is located at an average altitude of 4500 metres above sea level, which Chinese state media have termed the world’s highest expressway.

# Sugarcane prices

• Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday announced a hike in sugarcane prices for farmers.

• He also said that this move would lead to a rise in the income of the agrarian community by around 8%.

• The sugarcane MSP has been increased by 25 rupees.

# PM digital health mission

• Prime minister Narendra Modi will launch the Pradhan Mantri Digital Health mission (PM-DHM) on September 27 via video conferencing.

• The PM-DHM is being implemented in a pilot phase in six union territories.