Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during a programme held at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra International Auditorium distributed fix deposit certificate of Rs 47 crore to Adivasi militants in Assam on Sunday.
According to the sources, the fix deposit certificate was distributed to five Adivasi militant groups to surrender cadres.
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “Inspired by the Prime Minister’s vision for Bharat, 7,229 insurgents in Assam have returned to the mainstream since May 2021. Our government has invested Rs 305 crore in their rehabilitation. Today, we distributed benefits worth Rs 47 crore to 1,181 surrendered cadres belonging to the Adivasi groups.”
Further he added, “The government will also facilitate skill-training of the former rebels through agencies such as the State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) if approached to do so. The Chief Minister also appealed to the former rebels to apply for schemes of the Government of Assam such as Mukhya Mantri Atmanirbhar Asom Abhiyaan, to name a few.”
