Guwahati: endless efforts on the state government to bring rebel groups to the mainstream to build peace and harmony in the past year have resulted in the rehabilitation of nearly 4,962 militants submitted from various rebel groups, including United Liberation Front of Asom -Indinder ( ULFA-I) and the Bodoland National Democratic Front (NDFB).
About 1,000 members of Bru Militant Clothing, Bru Liberation Army-Union (Blau) and the Union of the Army Liberation Democrat (Udla) will soon surrender in the Assam Barak Valley.
In accordance with data received from Police Assam, more than 4,200 of 4,962 rebated militants are members of the NDFB and 662 are members of five different rebel groups, including the Bengali National Liberation FRONT (NLFB), Rabha National Liberation Front (RNLF)) and the Liberation Army National Santal (NSLA).
A total of 74 ULFA-I members, including ULFA-I leaders who were feared by Drishti Rajkhowa, had also been rehabilitated.
The government has provided financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh to each member of the rebel group that is rehabilitated.
Almost all of them are involved in cultivation and agriculture.
Skills development training under the Institute of State Panchayat and rural development has been given to young people.
About 70 youths opened a sandal factory in Udalguri while 43 had started goat farming in Darrang District and some people had opened a business living at home.
“This is a motivating story that can inspire a lot.
Such activities have also encouraged confidence in them,” said Hiren Nath, additional DGP (SB).
Counseling sessions for rehabilitation have been held in Kokrajhar, Chirang, Udalguri, Sonitpur, and Budwanath District Assam.
Experts from various fields, including Agricultural University Assam, have offered counseling from rehabilitated youth.
This relates to mentioning that as many as 644 eight different militant clothes have surrendered before the signing of the third Bodo Accord in January 2020 and 1615 NDFB cadres have put their hands after the signing of the agreement in the same month.
At the end of 2020, Rajkhowa and 62 other rebels from four different militant groups had joined the mainstream and as many as 1,039 from the Peoples Democratic Council of Longri (PDCK), Longri North Carbi Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF), United Peoples Liberation Army ( Upla), the release of liberation of people’s carbic (KPLT) and the carbi release front (KLF) has given up in February last year.
These include militant leaders who were feared by the Head of Pdck Ingti Kathar Songbijit.
Recently, as many as 117 national liberation army cadres in DNLA) put their hands and joined the mainstream.
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