Lok Sabha Question No. 1030 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-24
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. 1030

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 th  JULY, 2018/SHRAVANA 2, 1940 (SAKA)

SURRENDER-CUM-REHABILITATION OF MILITANTS

1030.

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 & Kashmir (J&K);
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds utilised in this regard and the details of Surrenderees since 2009, year wise;
- (c)  whether  any  new  scheme  has  been  introduced/launched  in  this regard during the last few years, if so, the details thereof and the funds allocated/utilised thereunder; and
- (d) the details of the amount paid to surrenderees and immediate grant kept in a bank during each of the last three years and the current year, beneficiary-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to (d) :  Yes Madam, Government of India is implementing a Scheme for Surrender-cum-Rehabilitation of Militants in the North-East.

## LS.US.Q.NO.1030 FOR 24.07.2018

- (i) The objective of the Scheme is to wean away the misguided youth who  have  strayed  into  the  fold  of  militancy  and  bring  them  to  the mainstream.
- (ii) After  the  revision  of  Surrender-cum-Rehabilitation  Scheme  from 1 st   April,  2018  surrenderees  are  paid  monthly  stipend  not  exceeding Rs.6000/-, for a period of 36 months and an immediate grant of Rs.4.0 lakhs kept in a bank in the name of each surrenderee as fixed deposit for a period of 3 years. The one-time  grant  money can be  withdrawn by the  surrenderees    after    3    years  subject    to    good    behavior      and utilized  as  collateral  security/margin  money

against  loan  to  be  availed  by  the  surrenderee  from  the  bank  for  selfemployment.

- (iii) Persons  eligible under  the scheme  are  initially lodged  in a Rehabilitation camp where they are trained in a trade/vocation of their liking or befitting their aptitude.
- (iv) Number of extremists surrendered from 2009 till 30 th  June, 2018 are as follows:-

## LS.US.Q.NO.1030 FOR 24.07.2018

|   S. No. | Year           |   No. of Surrenderees |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | 2009           |                  1109 |
|        2 | 2010           |                   846 |
|        3 | 2011           |                  1122 |
|        4 | 2012           |                  1195 |
|        5 | 2013           |                   640 |
|        6 | 2014           |                   965 |
|        7 | 2015           |                   143 |
|        8 | 2016           |                   267 |
|        9 | 2017           |                   130 |
|       10 | Till June 2018 |                   143 |

- (v) No new scheme has been introduced.  However, the scheme was revised recently which became effective w.e.f. 1 st  April, 2018.
- (vi) Amount reimbursed under Surrender-cum-Rehabilitation Policy for last 3 years is as follows:
- (vii)    In  Jammu  and  Kashmir  the  Rehabilitation  Scheme  is  being implemented by the State Government.

| Period   |   Rehabilitation Package (in lakhs) |   Stipend (in lakhs) |
|----------|-------------------------------------|----------------------|
| 2014-15  |                                 473 |               542    |
| 2015-16  |                                  77 |                 0.07 |
| 2016-17  |                                  54 |                57    |