Over 1,500 Maoists surrendered in Chhattisgarh, according to the chief minister.

• Chhattisgarh’s Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai reports an average of three daily surrenders of alleged Maoists in the past 15 months.

• The surrenders are seen as a sign of the government’s increasing reach and trust in Maoist-affected regions.

• In the latest surrender in Sukma district, 23 Maoists with a combined bounty of ₹1.18 crore surrendered.

• The surrenders follow the surrender of 22 Maoists in the Abhujmad area who carried collective rewards of ₹37.5 lakh in Narayanpur district.

• The surrendered Maoists will be provided with incentives and facilities at a rate of ₹50,000 each under the government’s new rehabilitation policy.