Madhya Pradesh is formulating a policy for relief, rehabilitation, and surrender of Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs) that includes a provision for one-year parole for jailed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, who provide information for wiping out rebels from a particular region, reports Hindustan Times on February 23. The policy has been drafted amid an increase in Maoist activity, especially in Mandla, Dindori, and Balaghat bordering Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. The parole provision is not in Maoist surrender policies of LWE-hit States such as Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand, and Maharashtra. A home department officer, who did not wish to be named, said the draft of the policy will soon be presented before the Cabinet for approval. “A first of its kind provision will give chance to convicted Maoist to get parole of one year by sharing information regarding top Maoist leaders, their movement, their diversification plans, sources of finance and arms that can help the forces to eliminate rebels from a particular area,” reads the copy of the draft. The State Government has powers to grant parole to convicts and a home secretary-led committee decides such applications. The policy says the district and state-level committees will be formed to decide whether a Maoist is eligible for surrender or not. “The surrendered Maoists will get ₹5 lakh [INR 500,000] or money equivalent to reward on their arrest, whichever is higher, and also ₹6,000 [INR 6,000] monthly for 36 months for professional training to restart their lives. Unmarried Maoists will get ₹25,000 [INR 25,000] for weddings. They will get health insurance under Ayushman Bharat Scheme, a house under Pradhan Mantri Awas Scheme, and a ration under food security scheme,” the draft policy says.