In Maharashtra, as many as 11 Naxalites, including a fierce Naxalite leader Tarraka, surrendered before the Gadchiroli police today in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who was on a day-long tour of the Naxal-affected district.
Out of the 11 fierce Naxalites who surrendered, 8 were women and 3 were men. Tarraka, who is the head of the Dandakaranya Zonal Committee and an active Naxalite for the last 34 years, also surrendered today and returned to the mainstream.
All of these surrendered Naxalites have been given financial assistance worth 86 lakh rupees by the state government to lead a normal life.
Meanwhile, during his Gadchiroli tour on the first day of the new year, the Chief Minister also inaugurated a bus service in the remote village from Aheri to Gardewada and a check post at Pengunda connecting the Chhattisgarh border.
The Chief Minister also inaugurated the first phase of Lloyds steel industry at Konsari with an investment of 6,200 crore rupees and employment generation of over four thousand jobs.