The Assam government reaffirmed its commitment to peace and rehabilitation on Thursday by distributing financial grants to 442 former BLT rebels at a ceremony hosted by the State Home Department and Assam Police Special Branch in Guwahati. The grants were handed over by Assam Cabinet Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah and BTC Chief Executive Member Hagrama Mohilary, marking another step in the state’s long-term reintegration initiative for ex-militants.
The programme saw the attendance of senior state officials, including Assam DGP Harmeet Singh, Additional Chief Secretary Ajay Tewari, and Special ADGP Hiren Chandra Nath. Each beneficiary received ₹2 lakh, provided to BLT cadres who remain unrehabilitated and are settled across 12 districts beyond the BTR—ranging from Kamrup (Metro) and Biswanath to Golaghat, Sonitpur, Morigaon, and West Karbi Anglong.
The BLT, which once operated as a major insurgent outfit, signed a Memorandum of Settlement on February 10, 2003, laying the groundwork for long-term peace in the region. Speaking at the event, Mallabaruah expressed gratitude on behalf of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and applauded the former cadres for choosing the path of peace, development, and reintegration into mainstream society.
