Guwahati: The Assam government is poised to offer financial grants to more than 900 former ULFA cadres, including the families of several cadres who have gone missing over time and remain unaccounted for. This initiative is part of the government’s rehabilitation scheme, set to take place in Guwahati on Saturday.
As per reports, a total of 852 surrendered cadres and the families of 84 missing cadres will benefit from the financial grant. These cadres, who surrendered at various times, have remained part of the pro-talks faction since then.
A tripartite peace agreement was signed in December last year between the Centre, the state government, and the pro-talks faction of ULFA, setting the stage for such initiatives.
The report stated that over the last two and a half years, the Assam government has rehabilitated 8,756 surrendered militants from various rebel groups. This rehabilitation effort falls under the Surrender-cum-Rehabilitation Scheme of the central government and the Swavalamban Scheme of the Assam government, boasting an estimated success rate of 80%.
The rehabilitated militants represent a spectrum of groups, including the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent, all four sections of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland, four Karbi rebel groups, five Adivasi outfits, and several smaller insurgent groups from the Gorkha, Bengali, Kuki, Rabha, and Dimasa communities.
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Engaged in activities such as cultivation, livestock farming, poultry farming, fishery, and restaurant business, these former militants are now supported by the state government in their pursuit of sustainable livelihoods.
Under the central government’s rehabilitation scheme, each surrendered member receives Rs 4 lakh as a fixed deposit, which matures after three years. Additionally, they will receive Rs 1.5 lakh under the state government’s Swavalamban Scheme.
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