Stepping in with Maoism in rapid retreat, Pg9

Key Highlights:

• Mass surrenders by Maoists have occurred in Dandakarnaya (DK) and other regions since October 2025, signaling a decline in the movement.
• Key Maoist leaders like Nambala Keshava Rao (Basavaraju) and Madvi Hidma have been killed, and others like Venugopal alias Sonu have surrendered.
• The Ministry of Home Affairs reported in October 2025 that only seven districts in India are affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE).
• The government is focusing on addressing issues that led to Maoist recruitment, including improving healthcare, agriculture, and education in affected areas.

Detailed Insights:

• The CPI(Maoist) Polit Bureau decided to split into smaller formations in August 2024 to evade security forces, but this strategy led to internal divisions.
• Surrendered cadres are receiving benefits under the Surrender and Rehabilitation (S&R) policy of the central and state governments.
• The government aims to improve healthcare by extending medical facilities to remote areas to address issues like anaemia, cerebral malaria, and dysentery.
• Efforts are being made to enhance agriculture by providing good seeds, improving irrigation with check dams, and establishing processing units for forest produce.
• The government plans to establish more educational ashrams to counter the Maoist indoctrination through their krantikari jantana sarkar schools.
• Rehabilitation includes providing reverse vasectomy procedures for male cadres and assisting female cadres with reproductive technology.
• The Niyad Nellanar scheme is being extended to previously affected villages to provide access to government schemes.

Key Concepts Involved:

• Maoism: A revolutionary ideology focused on establishing an egalitarian society through mass mobilization and armed struggle.
• Left Wing Extremism (LWE): Ideologies and movements that aim to overthrow the existing government through violent means.
• Surrender and Rehabilitation (S&R) Policy: Government initiatives to encourage LWE cadres to surrender and reintegrate into society through financial assistance, job opportunities, and housing.