Guwahati :Militants killed 195 civilians and four police personnel in Assam during 2014 though the number of active militant organisations has come down to eight in the state after many of the militant groups had opted for ceasefire or peace talks with the government.
Tabling this information in Assam Assembly on Monday, senior cabinet minister Rakibul Hussain informed that the next of the kin of police personnel killed by militants are given Rs 20 lakh each as a one-time grant while one of the family members of the slain police personnel is provided government employment and other assistance as required is given by the state government.
In case of civilian deaths in militant attack, the next of kin is given up to Rs 5 lakh by the state government as ex-gratia and another amount of Rs 3 lakh is provided by the Central government under its Central Scheme for Assistance to Civilian Victims of Terrorist, Communal or Naxal Violence.
Hussain informed the House that eight militant organizations are active in the state as on date – ULFA (I), NDFB(S), KPLT, KLO, HuM, MULTA, CPI (Maoist) and JMB (Module).
As many as 13 militant groups have declared Suspension of Operation which include ULFA (pro-talks), NDFB (P), NDFB (RD) and AANLA.
As many as 6082 violent incidents have been perpetrated by these eight active outfits in the state since 1991 to present, of which ULFA has carried out highest 3632 incidents, followed by NDFB with 2231 incidents.
As many as 2059 arms have been recovered from these eight outfits since 1991, of which 1376 belonged to ULFA and 561 to NDFB. No arms belonging to JMB (Module) have been recovered yet.
As many as19, 939 leaders and cadres of these eight outfits have been arrested since 1991 till date, with the ULFA accounting for the highest number (14982) of arrests, followed by NDFB’s 4059. No cadre or leader of HuM has been arrested yet.
Among the eight active organizations, NDFB(S) has about 250-270 cadres, followed by ULFA (anti-talks) with 240 cadres and MULTA with 140 cadres. The remaining six outfits have cadre strength ranging from 70 to 20.
