Raipur July 11, 2025 : In a significant development in Chhattisgarh’s anti-Naxal campaign, 22 Maoist insurgents—carrying cumulative bounties of ₹37.5 lakh—have surrendered in Narayanpur district. The surrendered cadres had rewards ranging from ₹50,000 to ₹8 lakh on their heads.
Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, in a statement shared on microblogging platform X, said, “People now choose the path of development over the barrel of a gun.” He added that a total of 1,476 Maoists have surrendered under the current government.
Highlighting the success of the government’s renewed rehabilitation strategy, CM Sai attributed the positive shift to the Surrender and Rehabilitation Policy 2025 and welfare-driven initiatives like the ‘Niyad Nellanar’ programme, which have fostered trust among locals and rebels alike.
“We are fully committed to the reintegration of these surrendered cadres into mainstream society,” the Chief Minister said, reiterating the state’s and Centre’s joint resolve to eradicate Naxalism completely by March 31, 2026.
