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Demobilization – 2012

By mid-February, almost 40% of 17,170 verified combatants who chose retirement options and to be rehabilitated were given initial payments and demobilized.¹ After the combatants retired (demobilized), the Special Committee for Supervision, Integration and Rehabilitation decided to vacate 13 cantonment sites.² The numbers of demobilized former-Maoist combatants increased over time due to dissatisfaction among combatants regarding the integration process, which was said to be very disrespectful, and the party’s decision to allow the Nepal Army to control the cantonment sites which contained weapons locked in secured lock boxes. By mid-April, there were only 3,194 combatants down from 9,705 waiting for integration. Others chose voluntary retirement and were demobilized.³ After four years of inter-party negotiations, some 16,000 Maoist combatants were formally demobilized. As of September 2012, an additional 1,762 have opted for voluntary retirement.⁴ They received their retirement package and demobilized.

1. “Special Committee to close 14 PLA camps,” Kathmandu Post, February 13, 2012.
2. “Maoist cantonments to be reduced,” Kathmandu Post, February 29, 2012.
3. “Number of NA aspirants sees a free fall,” Kathmandu Post, April 18, 2012.
4. “1,647 to be vetted for integration process,” My Republica, September 14, 2012.