The terror incidents in the hinterland have reduced by 70 per cent and in Jammu and Kashmir by 86 per cent in the last decade as compared to the previous decade, Union minister of state for home G. Kishan Reddy said on Tuesday.

"The number of terrorist incidents in the hinterland during the last decade as compared to the previous decade has substantially reduced between April 1, 2009, and June 30, 2019 by 70 per cent from 71 to 21 and the number of terrorist incidents in Jammu and Kashmir has reduced by 86 per cent i.e. 23,290 to 3, 187," he said

He further said that as compared to thecorresponding period of 2018, the first half of this year has witnessed areduction of 28 per cent in terrorists initiated incidents and an increase of59 per cent in actions initiated by the security forces against terrorists inJammu and Kashmir.