Updated On: 30 November, 2025 05:45 PM IST | Dantewada | mid-day online correspondent
Officials said the surrendered cadres will receive Rs 50,000 each under the rehabilitation policy, along with additional support from the Chhattisgarh Government, including skills training and agricultural land

A sizeable haul of weapons, ammunition and explosives was recovered. Representational Pic/File/iStock
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In one of the largest Maoist surrenders recorded in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada under the Lon Varratu and Poona Margem (Revival through Rehabilitation) programme, 37 Maoists — including 27 carrying rewards totalling Rs 65 lakh — have chosen to renounce violence and return to the social mainstream, officials said on Sunday, reported the IANS.
All 37 cadres stated that their decision to abandon violence was driven by complete faith in the Chhattisgarh Government’s Poona Margem rehabilitation policy.