In a major boost to India’s anti-Naxal campaign, 34 Maoist cadres, including seven women and 27 men primarily from the Dandakaranya South Sub-Zonal Bureau, Telangana State Committee, and Andhra-Odisha Border Division, surrendered before senior police and CRPF officials in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on December 16, 2025, carrying a combined bounty of Rs 84 lakh. Disillusioned with the banned CPI(Maoist)’s violent ideology, the group pledged allegiance to the Indian Constitution under the state government’s “Puna Margam: Punarvas Se Punarjeevan” rehabilitation initiative, receiving Rs 50,000 immediate incentives each alongside promises of skill training and welfare support. This event underscores Chhattisgarh’s security successes, with 824 surrenders, 1,079 arrests, and 220 Maoists neutralized in Bijapur since January 2024, fostering development in Bastar through camps, roads, and schemes like Niyad Nellanar. Officials urge remaining cadres to embrace peace for a dignified future.