Surrender Cum Rehabilitation Policy to Tackle Naxalism

The National Policy and Action Plan to address LWE problem, formulated by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in 2014, essentially incorporates four elements - an integrated multi-pronged strategy comprising security related measures; development related initiatives, ensuring rights and entitlement related measures, and management of public perception.

Surrender Cum Rehabilitation Policy to Tackle Naxalism

The government of India has launched a Surrender-cum-rehabilitation policy as part of a multi-pronged conflict management and resolution strategy to tackle naxalism. The policy is required to be implemented along with firm action by police against those who follow the path of violence along the red corridor of India.

• Surrender-cum-Rehabilitation policy aims to build consensus and evolve an acceptable and peaceful solution to violence perpetrated by extremist groups, to usher in peace and development, especially in the disturbed regions.
• The policy has been evolved, keeping in mind the specific geographical and social landscape to help those naxalites who want to abjure violence, surrender and join the mainstream.
• The solution to tackling naxalism lies in addressing the perceived neglect, deprivation and disaffection of the downtrodden and to provide gainful employment and entrepreneurial opportunities to the surrendered Naxalites.
• An immediate grant of Rs. 1.5 lakh shall be kept in a bank in the name of surrenderee as a fixed deposit which may be withdrawn by the surrenderee after completion of 3 years, subject to good behaviour to be certified by the authorities designated for this purpose by the concerned States. This money can also be utilized as collateral security/margin money against loans to be availed of by the surrenderee from any bank for self-employment.