Overview

• Amit Shah attended the Muria Darbar in Jagdalpur, taking part in tribal rituals in what reports described as the first participation by a Union minister at the centuries‑old forum.
• He digitally transferred ₹606.94 crore to 6.5 million women under the Mahtari Vandan Yojana, with newly added beneficiaries from five Bastar division districts.
• Shah ruled out talks with Maoists and repeated March 31, 2026 as the deadline to end Naxalism, urging cadres to accept the government’s surrender‑and‑rehabilitation policy or face elimination.
• He announced long‑term targets through 2031 for every village in Chhattisgarh to have round‑the‑clock electricity, government schools, and primary health centres, alongside universal IDs, bank accounts, and food support.
• The visit included security reviews and came after 103 reported surrenders in Bijapur, with officials citing hundreds of recent capitulations as operations intensify.