Bhubaneswar: A total of 431 Naxals/militia/Naxal supporters have surrendered and joined the mainstream in the last 10 years spanning from 2012 to 2022 March, informed Minister of State (MoS) for Home Tusharkanti Behera.
Replying to a question by BJD Member Soumya Ranjan Patnaik in the Odisha Assembly today, Behera said that a total of Rs 6,73,06,000 has been spent for the rehabilitation of 224 eligible Maoists out of the 431 under the State government’s “Surrender & Rehabilitation Scheme”.
A total of Rs 5,57,62,86,749 has been spent on security-related expenditure (SRE) to combat Maoists during the same period, Behera said.
This includes the allowances of the Central forces, he added.
