Truce perks for Maoists hiked

March 05, 2013 13:41

The Centre has cleared the decks for a new surrender policy for Maoists that promises to increase the incentive from a mere Rs 20,000 to over Rs 2.5 lakh. According to the policy that was deliberated at the conference of DGPs and IGs of Naxalite-affected states today, the Centre would directly fund the incentives now that such provisions had been made in Budget 2013. Read

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