<p>Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday handed over fixed deposit certificates of Rs 4 lakh each to 1,105 former members of NDFB, a disbanded militant group, as part of a rehabilitation scheme for former militants promised in the new Bodoland Accord.</p>.<p>Handing over the certificates at a function in Tamulpur in Baksa district, Sarma requested them to make good use of the money to start an economic movement in the state.</p>.<p>A total of 1,650 cadres belonging to all four factions of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) had laid down their weapons on January 30 last year, days after a new Bodoland Accord was signed with them and those agitating for a seperate Bodoland state. The accord promised special financial assistance for rehabilitation of the cadres, who gave up arms and decided to join the mainstream, apart from several other infrastructure projects. </p>.<p>Sarma said the fixed deposit certificates for the rest of the former NDFB members would also be given gradually. </p>.<p>Sarma also called upon the ex-cadres who returned to the mainstream not to be swayed away by any external stimulus or pressure and co-operate with the government in its bid to build and promote a socio-economic, cultural and academic empowerment narrative in the state.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>
<p>Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday handed over fixed deposit certificates of Rs 4 lakh each to 1,105 former members of NDFB, a disbanded militant group, as part of a rehabilitation scheme for former militants promised in the new Bodoland Accord.</p>.<p>Handing over the certificates at a function in Tamulpur in Baksa district, Sarma requested them to make good use of the money to start an economic movement in the state.</p>.<p>A total of 1,650 cadres belonging to all four factions of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) had laid down their weapons on January 30 last year, days after a new Bodoland Accord was signed with them and those agitating for a seperate Bodoland state. The accord promised special financial assistance for rehabilitation of the cadres, who gave up arms and decided to join the mainstream, apart from several other infrastructure projects. </p>.<p>Sarma said the fixed deposit certificates for the rest of the former NDFB members would also be given gradually. </p>.<p>Sarma also called upon the ex-cadres who returned to the mainstream not to be swayed away by any external stimulus or pressure and co-operate with the government in its bid to build and promote a socio-economic, cultural and academic empowerment narrative in the state.</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>