Overview
- A cabinet sub-committee will examine cases flagged for withdrawal and place recommendations before the full cabinet for a final decision.
- District-level committees will review each surrendered cadre’s pending cases, with Police Headquarters forwarding proposals along with legal opinions.
- The process operates under the 2025 surrender and rehabilitation policy, which ties eligibility to good conduct and contributions to countering Maoism.
- Cases under central statutes will require mandatory Union government approval, while other matters will be moved for withdrawal through district magistrates and courts.
- The cabinet also cleared the second Jan Vishwas amendment draft updating 116 provisions across 14 Acts and approved the Appropriation Bill, 2025 for the first supplementary budget session starting December 14.