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Over 200 Maoists surrender this year as Centre’s tactics pay off
Published August 29, 2014 | By admin
SOURCE : DAILY MAIL
The Centre’s strategy of focusing on surrenders by Maoist insurgents is showing positive results as the number of rebels quitting the violent movement has seen a sharp increase in 2014.The Home Ministry’s data last year on Maoists laying down arms was not encouraging so the Centre directed states to focus on surrenders, which it believed were more demoralising for cadres than arrests and killings.
This year, the number of rebels who have surrendered so far has nearly matched the figure for the whole of 2013.
Last year, 283 rebels had surrendered while 260 abandoned the armed rebel movement this year.”We are hoping that by the end of this year, the total tally crosses 400. Surrenders indicate fatigue setting in the group and if we can get more rebels to lay down arms, it’ll be a huge setback for Maoists,” said a home ministry official. Sources said the dipping number in 2013 was worrisome since the number of surrenders in comparison to previous years was significantly low.
In 2012, around 445 Maoists had surrendered and the number was 394 in 2011.Chhattisgarh, a Maoist stronghold, has seen the maximum surrenders this year, with 75 rebels giving in.”Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, which is considered a Maoist territory, has seen the maximum number of surrenders,” an official said.
This is the first time Chhattisgarh’s surrender rate has put the state on top.It even beat Andhra Pradesh, which witnesses the most surrenders due to its credible rehabilitation policy.Strategies called ‘psychological warfare’, which are being used by the state police in Bastar, yielded results, ensuring that the rebels laid down arms.
Families of rebels are being approached and convinced of the benefits of surrendering.In a bid to attract Maoists to join the mainstream, the police have made efforts to show them the good side of life if they leave the movement.
Pamphlets are distributed in villages showing happy faces of those who surrendered and gory pictures of rebels killed in police operations.
While every state has different economic incentives, the Centre last year put in place a policy of giving enhanced packages to surrendered Maoists.
The amount given to a surrendered Maoist was increased from Rs 10,000-Rs 20,000 to up to Rs 1.5 lakh-Rs 2.5 lakh, along with a bonus of up to Rs 25,000 for giving up weapons. Simultaneously, a monthly stipend of Rs 4,000 is on offer for a period of three years.
Published August 29, 2014 | By admin
SOURCE : DAILY MAIL
The Centre’s strategy of focusing on surrenders by Maoist insurgents is showing positive results as the number of rebels quitting the violent movement has seen a sharp increase in 2014.The Home Ministry’s data last year on Maoists laying down arms was not encouraging so the Centre directed states to focus on surrenders, which it believed were more demoralising for cadres than arrests and killings.
This year, the number of rebels who have surrendered so far has nearly matched the figure for the whole of 2013.
Last year, 283 rebels had surrendered while 260 abandoned the armed rebel movement this year.”We are hoping that by the end of this year, the total tally crosses 400. Surrenders indicate fatigue setting in the group and if we can get more rebels to lay down arms, it’ll be a huge setback for Maoists,” said a home ministry official. Sources said the dipping number in 2013 was worrisome since the number of surrenders in comparison to previous years was significantly low.
In 2012, around 445 Maoists had surrendered and the number was 394 in 2011.Chhattisgarh, a Maoist stronghold, has seen the maximum surrenders this year, with 75 rebels giving in.”Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, which is considered a Maoist territory, has seen the maximum number of surrenders,” an official said.
This is the first time Chhattisgarh’s surrender rate has put the state on top.It even beat Andhra Pradesh, which witnesses the most surrenders due to its credible rehabilitation policy.Strategies called ‘psychological warfare’, which are being used by the state police in Bastar, yielded results, ensuring that the rebels laid down arms.
Families of rebels are being approached and convinced of the benefits of surrendering.In a bid to attract Maoists to join the mainstream, the police have made efforts to show them the good side of life if they leave the movement.
Pamphlets are distributed in villages showing happy faces of those who surrendered and gory pictures of rebels killed in police operations.
While every state has different economic incentives, the Centre last year put in place a policy of giving enhanced packages to surrendered Maoists.
The amount given to a surrendered Maoist was increased from Rs 10,000-Rs 20,000 to up to Rs 1.5 lakh-Rs 2.5 lakh, along with a bonus of up to Rs 25,000 for giving up weapons. Simultaneously, a monthly stipend of Rs 4,000 is on offer for a period of three years.
