Bhopal, May 7 -- The Madhya Pradesh government has decided to recruit local tribal youths in Naxal-hit districts to keep a close watch on the movement of Maoists entering from the neighbouring states of Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. A decision in the regarding was taken during a Cabinet meeting, senior BJP leader and the state's Urban Development Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya said.
The minister informed that the Cabinet has approved a proposal to recruit 850 local tribal youths in the three Naxal-hit districts of Balaghat, Mandla and Dindori. These youths will work for the state government and will be paid Rs. 25,000 per month for one year. "These local tribal youths will work as informers. They will keep a close watch on the movement of s...