Naxalites Surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Sukma | 26 Jul 2024

Why in News?

Recently, Five Naxalites, collectively carrying a cash reward of Rs 19 lakh on their heads, surrendered in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.

Key Points

  • They surrendered themselves to senior police officials here, citing that they were disillusioned with the atrocities committed by senior Naxalites and the inhuman and hollow Maoist ideology.
  • According to the state government's Naxal elimination policy and welfare schemes, all the surrendered Naxalites were provided an assistance of Rs 25,000 each and will be further rehabilitated.

Government Initiatives to Control Naxalites

  • SAMADHAN doctrine is the one-stop solution for the Naxalites problem. It encompasses the entire strategy of government from short-term policy to long-term policy formulated at different levels. SAMADHAN stands for:
    • S- Smart Leadership
    • A- Aggressive Strategy
    • M- Motivation and Training
    • A- Actionable Intelligence
    • D- Dashboard Based KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and KRAs (Key Result Areas)
    • H- Harnessing Technology
    • A- Action plan for each Theatre
    • N- No access to Financing
  • National Policy and Action Plan in 2015: It consists of a multi-pronged approach comprising security measures, development initiatives and ensuring rights & entitlements of local communities.
    • The MHA is supporting the State Governments extensively by way of deployment of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) Battalions, provision of helicopters and UAVs and sanction of India Reserve Battalions (IRBs)/ Special India Reserve Battalions (SIRBs) etc.
    • Funds are provided under Modernization of Police Force (MPF), Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme and Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS) for modernization and training of State Police.
    • Funds for development are also provided to most LWE affected districts under the Special Central Assistance (SCA) scheme.
  • Aspirational Districts Programme: Aspirational Districts Programme launched in 2018, aims to rapidly transform the districts that have shown relatively lesser progress in key social areas.
  • Greyhounds: Greyhounds was raised in 1989 as an elite anti-naxal force.
  • Operation Green Hunt: Operation Green Hunt was started in 2009-10 and massive deployment of security forces was done in the naxal-affected areas.
  • Bastariya Battalion: In Chhattisgarh, the CRPF raised a Bastariya Battalion the recruits for which were taken from the local population, who knew the language and terrain, and could generate intelligence.
    • This unit now has 400 recruits and regularly conducts operations in Chhattisgarh.