Policy for Surrender-cum-rehabilitation of Insurgents in North Eastern States
The Ministry of Home Affairs has been implementing a policy for Surrender cum-Rehabilitation of insurgents in North East w.e.f. 01.01.1998 to wean away the misguided youth who strayed into the fold of insurgency and later find themselves trapped into that net. The policy also seeks to ensure that insurgents, who have surrendered, do not find it attractive to join insurgency again. The policy has been revised w.e.f. 1.4.2018 for six NE States (except Sikkim and Mizoram). Under the policy, following benefits are to be extended to surrendered insurgents:
- An immediate grant of ₹ 4 lakh to each surrenderee, which is to be kept in the name of the surrenderee as Fixed Deposit in a bank for a period of 3 years This money can be utilized as collateral security/margin money against loan to be availed by the surrenderee from the bank for self-employment
- Payment of stipend of ₹ 6,000/- per month to each surrenderee for a period of three years
- Incentives for weapons/ammunitions surrendered by the insurgents.
- Vocational training to the surrenderees for self-employment.
- Funds for construction of rehabilitation camps.
- 90% of total expenditure incurred on rehabilitation of surrenderees is reimbursed to NE States under SRE Scheme.
Pursuant to this policy of the Government, many cadres of various insurgent groups of NE Region have surrendered and joined the mainstream of the society.