KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said as many as 225 Maoists who surrendered have been enrolled for employment as per state government norms. "Already 205 surrenderers have been enrolled as Special Home Guards. Now, 11 more are being enrolled as Special Home Guards and another nine cases are in process. Thus, total of 225 surrenderers will be enrolled for employment till date," she said. "Apart from employment, surrendering Maoists get financial incentives as well as assistance for housing, medical and child education, as per norms set up by the government," she added.

Source: Economic Times May 02, 2017 15:00 UTC