NEW DELHI: A faction of National Liberation Front of

(

), banned as a terrorist outfit under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, on Saturday agreed to abjure the path of violence as part of a tripartite settlement reached with the Centre and Tripura government.

NLFT led by Sabir Kumar Debbarma and Kajal Debbarma, who signed a memorandum of settlement here with joint secretary (northeast) in the home ministry Satyendra Garg and chief secretary (home) in Tripura government Kumar Alok, agreed to the surrender of its 88 cadres with their weapons. As per terms of the truce, NLFT-SD will join the mainstream and abide by the Constitution of India.

In return, the government of India will extend benefits to the surrendered cadres under its surrender-cum-rehabilitation scheme. This would include an immediate grant of Rs 4 lakh to each surrenderee, to be kept in name of the surrenderee as fixed deposit for a period of 3 years; Rs 6,000 as monthly stipend for three years; incentives for weapons/ammunitions surrendered; and vocational training.

The Tripura government will help the surrendered cadres in housing, recruitment, education etc. Government of India will consider the proposals of Tripura government regarding economic development of its tribal areas.

After signing the memorandum of settlement, NLFT representatives called on home minister

here.

NLFT has been banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act since 1997 and was involved in violence, operating from camps across the international border. NLFT has been responsible for 317 insurgency incidents during the period 2005-2015 in which 28 security forces and 62 civilians lost their lives.