Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government is providing artificial limbs and other assistance to tribal people in Chhattisgarh who have been left disabled by Naxalism and supporting them in leading a better life.  Mr Shah said this while addressing the distribution ceremony of assistive devices to persons with disabilities in Chhattisgarh through video conferencing, as part of the ongoing Seva Sankalp Abhiyan. He said the government is making efforts to help those affected, rebuild their lives and ensure that they can live with dignity. He said the Narendra Modi government had firmly resolved to eliminate Naxalism from the country by the 31st of March this year and expressed satisfaction that Naxalism had now been eliminated.

 

The Minister said that around 8,526 Naxalites had surrendered. He added that employment had been provided to 455 people, and land had been allotted to 129 people. He further said that more than four thousand houses had been provided under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and skill development training had been imparted to more than two thousand 300 tribal people.