Bhubaneswar: Maois, who recently surrendered in the state, was being involved by the Odisha police in carrying out anti-naxal operations in various districts.
Ploy has paid off with the arrest of several upper cadres and zero victims among security forces so far this year.
Overall 11 Maoists, including some top cadres have surrendered, 25 others have been arrested and three Naxal shot by security personnel in Odisha between January and August this year.
“At least six of Maoists who surrendered accompanying our troops to areas that cannot be accessed in the forest and are part of several anti-Maoist operations in Coraput and Malkangiri districts in three to four months.
With their help, we have captured at least 10 Maois and confiscated a large cache and ammunition in a separate attack, “said a senior police officer to Ti.
Maois who was handed over to help the police find the camps and naxals hiding places.
“They helped us identify Maois because we did not have their photos.
In addition, Maois who surrendered has helped us learn a lot about internal conflict in their Maoist organization, movement, plans and financial resources,” police officers said.
It must be noted that the submission policy and rehabilitation of the state government for Maois has led to a significant decrease in the left wing extremism (LWE) in Odisha.
Police Statistics said 31, 26, 27, 13 and 21 Maois surrendered in the state in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2018 and 2020, respectively.
Most surrender was reported in the worst Coraput and Malkangiri districts.
Under the revenue of expenditure related to the service (SRE) giving the center, the financial benefits for cadres that are up (category 1) were climbed to Rs 5 Lakh from the previous RS 2.5 lakh.
Monetary benefits for cadres under Maois (Category 2-B) increased from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh.
The benefits for MAOIS Central cadres (Category 2-A) remain unchanged at Rs 2.5 lakh.
Members of the State Committee, members of the Regional Committee, members of the Central Committee and Politburo members are treated as category-1.
Central Ranking Cadres (Category 2-A) includes the Area Commander, Commander of Sub-Zone and Commander Zone.
Any other hardcore cadres, members in and identify lwe cadres involved in cruel crimes come under the 2-b category.
The government recently increased allowances for vocational training about Naxals who surrendered.
While every Maois gave up was used to receive Rs 4,000 per month for the previous three years, the revised allowance now reached Rs 6,000 per month for three years.
State policy grants remain unchanged.
Under Grant State, a qualified Maoist will get Rs 25,000 towards the land of Homestead, RS 45,000 House Building Assistance, Rs 25,000 for marriage if he is not married and RS 3,000 education benefits every year for three years.