Lok Sabha Question No. 906 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-07
Subject: Employment and Vocational Training to Surrendered Maoists
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV), RANJEET RANJAN, K. C. VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 906

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH   FEBRUARY, 2017/ MAGHA 18, 1938 (SAKA)

EMPLOYMENT AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING TO SURRENDERED MAOISTS

906.

SHRI RAJESH RANJAN: SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN: SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Maoists surrendered including those who surrender with arms  along  with  the  types  and  sources  of  arms  they  have  surrendered during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (b)  whether  a  large  number  of  surrendered  Maoists  are  still  staying  in their villages;
- (c)  if  so,  the  protective  measures taken by the Government as they are the soft targets;
- (d) the number of surrendered Maoists provided gainful employment and vocational training along with the monthly stipend during the said period; and
- (e) the number of surrendered Maoists who have withdrawn their grants after 3 years of good behaviour and the amount of funds utilised under the Civic Action Programme (CAP)?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) and (b):  Details  of  Left  Wing  Extremists  surrendered  during  the  last three  years  and  the  current  year  (as  on  15.01.2017),  State  wise  is  at Annexure. The numbers of LWE cadres surrendered with arms along  with

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 906 FOR 07.02.02017

types and sources of arms surrendered and figures pertaining to whether large numbers of surrenderees are staying in village are not maintained Centrally.

(c): Surrender and Rehabilitation policy is implemented by the concerned  States  as  Police  and  Public  Order  are  State  subjects.  The District Officers provides immediate security to the surrenderees.

(d) & (e): Figures  regarding  employment  &  withdrawal  of  grant  are  not maintained at Government of India level. The year wise details of funds utilised/ released by LWE affected States under the Civic Action Program during last three years and the current year 2016-17 (as on 31.01.2017) is at Annexure.

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## State wise details of LWE surrendered from period 2014 to 2017(as on 15.01.2017).

| State          |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 (as on 15.01.17) |
|----------------|--------|--------|--------|-------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |     78 |    100 |     46 |                       2 |
| Bihar          |      4 |     22 |     22 |                       0 |
| Chhattisgarh   |    413 |    323 |   1197 |                       4 |
| Jharkhand      |     09 |     10 |     20 |                       2 |
| Madhya Pradesh |      0 |      0 |      0 |                       0 |
| Maharashtra    |     43 |     29 |     54 |                       0 |
| Odisha         |     57 |     72 |     63 |                       0 |
| Telangana      |     16 |      9 |     15 |                       0 |
| Uttar Pradesh  |      0 |      0 |      0 |                       0 |
| West Bengal    |      3 |      0 |      1 |                       0 |
| Others         |      0 |      0 |      2 |                       0 |
| Total          |    623 |    565 |   1420 |                       8 |

## Year-wise funds utlised under the CAP Scheme during last three years and current year 2016-17

(as on 31.01.2017)

|                            | Amount utilised during a F.Y. (in ₹ crore)   | Amount utilised during a F.Y. (in ₹ crore)   | Amount utilised during a F.Y. (in ₹ crore)   | Amount utilised during a F.Y. (in ₹ crore)   |
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Scheme                     | 2013-14                                      | 2014-15                                      | 2015-16                                      | 2016-17                                      |
| Civic Action Program (CAP) | (utilised)                                   | (utilised)                                   | (released)                                   | (released)                                   |
|                            | 15.74                                        | 17.65                                        | 19.02                                        | 19.00                                        |

Note: For the released amount the Utilization Certificate have not been received.

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