Lok Sabha Question No. 4085 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-20
Subject: Surrender cum Rehabilitation of Militants
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: GANESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4085

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  MARCH, 2018/ PHALGUNA 29, 1939 (SAKA)

SURRENDER CUM REHABILITATION OF MILITANTS

4085. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  been  implementing  a  Scheme  for Surrender-cum Rehabilitation of Militants in the North East and Jammu and Kashmir;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  details  of  Surrenderees since 2012 as on date, year-wise;

(c) whether the Scheme has been modified to make it more effective and will be effective from 1st April, 2018;

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the amount spent thereon; and

(e) the details of amount paid to surrenderees and immediate grant kept in the bank during the last three years and the current year, State-wise?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to (e): There is a Surrender-cum-Rehabilitation Scheme for North-East States since 01.04.1998. The  scheme  is  to  wean  away  the  misguided youth and hardcore militant who have strayed into the fold of militancy and find themselves  trapped  into  that  net.  The Scheme also seeks to ensure

## L.S.US.Q.NO.4085 FOR 20.03.2018

that  the  militants  who  have  surrendered  do  not  find  it  attractive  to  join militancy again. Surrender details, year- wise, from 2012 is as follows:

| Year                |   2012 |   2013 |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 |   2018 (till 28.2.18) |
|---------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------------------|
| No. of surrenderees |   1195 |    640 |    965 |    143 |    267 |    130 |                     3 |

The  Scheme  has  been  revised  to  make  it  more  effective  and  will come into effect from 01.04.2018.  In the revised scheme, the stipend of the surrenderees is being increased from Rs.3500/- p.m. to Rs.6000/- p.m. and the one time grant from Rs. 1.5 lakh to Rs. 4 lakh. There is also revised incentives  for  the  weapons  surrendered  by  the  insurgents.  State  wise amount spent under surrender scheme from 2014-2015 is as follows:

| Year         |   Assam (Rs. in lakh) | Arunachal Pradesh (Rs. in lakh)   | Manipur (Rs. in lakh)   |   Tripura (Rs. in lakh) |
|--------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2014-15      |                 92.24 | 0.05                              | 118.94                  |                   39.23 |
| 2015-16      |                203.84 | -                                 | -                       |                   17.09 |
| 2016-17      |                373.15 | 0.37                              | -                       |                   36.41 |
| 2017-18(till |                 83.75 | -                                 | -                       |                   45.55 |
| Total        |                752.98 | 0.42                              | 118.94                  |                  138.28 |

Rehabilitation Scheme for Jammu & Kashmir has been notified by the state government  on  31.01.2004 and is being implemented  by the state government.

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