Our Correspondent
Kohima | September 14
Nagaland’s deputy chief minister (Home) Y. Patton today informed that the Ministry of Home Affairs, GOI has circulated a revised scheme for Surrender-cum-Rehabilitation of militants in the North-East States (except Sikkim and Mizoram) under Security Related Expenditure Scheme in the year 2018.
Replying this to MLA Kuzholuzo Nienu at the second session of 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) in Kohima, Patton furnished the objectives and eligibility criteria of the revised scheme as formulated by MHA, GoI.
The objective of the Scheme is to wean away the misguided youth and hardcore militants who have strayed into the fold of militancy and now find themselves trapped into that net.
The scheme also seeks to ensure that the militants who have surrendered do not find it attractive to join militancy again.
On eligibility criteria, the scheme is applicable to those militants who surrender at least with one weapon as mentioned.
However, in exceptional and deserving cases, militants who surrender without arms may also be considered for rehabilitation under the scheme.
The names of such militants would be scrutinized by the Screening Committee and a final view taken by Unified Headquarters or similar body at the State Government headquarters.
The benefits of the scheme shall not be available to a surrenderee who is a recycled militant/terrorist.
