Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Friday. During the meeting, the Chief Minister gave detailed information about the successes of anti-Maoist operations in the state so far and the development works going on in the Bastar region. Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Vijay Sharma and Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Subodh Singh were also present.
The Chief Minister said that with the new strategy of the state government and the cooperation of the Centre, the Maoist eradication campaign has been brought to a decisive turn. The intensive campaigns conducted in the last one-and-a-half years have yielded positive results. In all, 1,428 Maoists have surrendered, which is a significant increase compared to the last five years.
Sai said 427 Maoists were killed in 205 encounters, including notorious Maoists like top leader of the organisation General Secretary Basava Raju and Central Committee member Sudhakar. Along with this, 64 new forward security camps have been established in the state, which has strengthened the security network.
He said basic facilities like electricity, drinking water, health services and schools are now being rapidly provided to the villages located around these security camps. Eighteen types of community services and 25 types of government schemes are being implemented in an integrated manner in 146 villages identified under the “Niyad Nellnar Yojana”, which has increased the confidence of the local people in the governance system, he said.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah praised the progress report presented by the Chief Minister and said that decisive control over Maoist activities could be possible due to the efforts of the Chhattisgarh government. He said the Central government would continue to provide all possible assistance to the state.
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