Chhattisgarh is rehabilitating surrendered Naxals through yoga, Sudarshan Kriya and skill training. Over 30 former Naxals are practising yoga, while Livelihood College in Dantewada provides vocational courses and job support. Trainees say the programmes reduce stress, improve well-being a
Livelihood College in insurgency-hit Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh is emerging as a strong arm of the state government in terms of connecting the tribal population, victims of naxal violence and surrendered Naxals with employment opportunities.
As Naxals have started to surrender across the state of Chhattisgarh, former Naxal Gandhi Tate, also known as Kamlesh or Arab, urged the remaining Naxals to surrender, saying that they are nowhere close to their aim.
In an initiative to rehabilitate and reintegrate surrendered Naxals into mainstream society, the Livelihood College in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district has become a model of transformation, combining skill training with discipline, routine, and personal development.
Under the joint aegis of the administration and Nav Gurukul, a free residential course is being conducted at the Livelihood College to provide skill training in the field of software programming, graphic design, finance, business management and education to the girl students who have passed
Former Naxalites are being given skill development training in special training camps run by the government through the Livelihood College at Narayanpur district headquarters. Surrendered Naxalites are moving on the path of becoming self-reliant and are raising their families. The surrender