Overview

• At Jagdalpur’s Bastar Dussehra, the Home Minister told Maoists to surrender under the rehabilitation policy or face force, fixing March 31, 2026 as the cutoff.
• He digitally transferred ₹606.94 crore to roughly 6.5 million women under the Mahtari Vandan scheme, marking its 20th monthly installment.
• Shah pledged that by 2031 every village in Chhattisgarh would have round‑the‑clock power, government schools, primary health centres and universal ration, Aadhaar and bank account coverage.
• Villages certified Naxal‑free will receive ₹1 crore for development, reflecting a push to encourage defections through incentives and a formal surrender pathway.
• Citing recent mass surrenders, including 103 in Bijapur, he signalled continued operational reviews in Bastar, and launched a rural bus service linking about 250 villages alongside a Swadeshi product push.