About 21 billion has been spent by the state, the management of Maoist army fighters is still incomplete. The work of combatant management, which started after the detailed peace agreement in November 2063, has not yet been completed.

The Transitional Justice Bill has been passed by both parliaments and has been approved by President Ramchandra Paudel on August 13. But the work has not been started as per the TRC bill by appointing officials to the Truth and Reconciliation and Disappearance Investigation Commission. Although the peace process is about to come to a conclusion as the TRC law has been enacted, the problem of ex-combatants remains unfinished.

Most of the fighters who participated in the 10-year armed war of the Maoists with the dream of bringing a 'people's rule' to the country did not fulfill that dream, recently their daily life has also become difficult . Although the Maoists participated in the armed struggle many times in the government, the work of militant management has been left unfinished . Dissatisfaction is increasing as their daily livelihood is difficult for those who have come out of the camp .

The fighters who were seriously injured in the war, disqualified from the camp, returned home with relief and were discharged are still in some kind of trouble.

In October 2060, Lal Bahadur Oli lost both his eyes in a clash with the armed police in Bhalubang, Dang. From that day, dark days began for those who went to war in search of golden light. He returned to the village from the shelter in the camp while other fighters were being adjusted to the Nepalese army. Five years ago, when his wife Sita was diagnosed with cancer, another fierce battle began for him. which is still ongoing. 

'After I lost my eye in the battle of Bhalubang, life was going on as usual. When my wife was diagnosed with bone cancer, another terrible battle started for me," he said. "Now her cancer has spread to the stomach. Maybe now we can't win the war against CANS.'

Currently living in Tulsipur sub-metropolis-16 of Dang, he doesn't want to remember those days of war. He returned to the village with a relief of seven lakh rupees from the combat camp and said that he saw a brighter world in the war. "After the peace process, there is only darkness," he said. Currently, with the little help given by his friends, he is being treated for the cancer that has spread to his stomach.

CP Sharma, who was injured in an attack on the barracks of the Nepali Army in March 2061 in Rukum's Khara, is unable to move both his legs, physically and financially. With the help of a walker, he said that not only himself, but also the ordinary ex-combatant's life was difficult.

"People's war warriors have neither respect nor facilities," he said, "I see that the party is also fighting for power and chairs".

Rukum Paschim Chowrzahari-6 Rudra Vick is a former fighter who left the fighter camp in Chitwan with five lakh rupees. He is currently working as a security guard in Malaysia. His dream was to participate in the armed war from an early age, to protect the country. He could not study because of the war. He took voluntary retirement without adjustment in the Nepali Army and worked for the party for some time. After that, he went to Malaysia after not being able to make daily living. It has been 6 years since he went to work abroad.  _{On 5 November 2013, signing a detailed peace agreement, then Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal}

'There was no desire to go to war, neither was it a desire to stay in Malaysia', he said in a telephone conversation, 'I became a people's army out of compulsion, out of compulsion. I am doing my job in Malaysia.' Although there are no statistics, he voluntarily retired after going to the Maoist war Most of them have been forced to go to the Gulf, from Malaysia to Russia-Ukraine war. 

When Dhan Bahadur Giri of Libang-10 of Rolpa was called to know about the current situation of the ex-combatant, he was very upset. "I am now plastering the walls of the house to fill my belly." Don't make me angry by talking about people's war,' he said on the phone, 'Ask Prachand (Pushpakmal Dahal), Pasang (Nandkishore Pun), Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Varshman Pun. Let me do my work.'

After coming to the peace process, ex-combatant Giri and his wife Asha Rana have been working for a living in Libang. "I left the Maoist by uncovering my head on the day of People's War," he added. Both had taken voluntary retirement from Shaktikhor camp in Chitwan. 

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A comprehensive peace agreement was signed between the government and the Maoists in November 2063. It was decided to keep Maoist fighters in seven main and 21 subsidiary camps. The fighters were able to be filled in camps designated in various districts from the east to the far west. There were not as many fighters as the Maoists had publicly said they had a 'people's army'. That is why the Maoists "sent the news to the village that the recruitment in the camp of the Janasena has been opened". News was sent that those who come to the camp will get monthly salary and other facilities . According to a former commander of the Maoist fighters, 'ordinary citizens' from the villages entered the Maoist fighters camp carrying bags. 'When we reached Dahban in Rolpa in November 2063, civilians were entering the camp to become fighters,' he said, 'the condition of other camps of fighters was the same.' Keep the date . He started training the new fighters morning and evening. Since 28 camps were under the control of the Maoists, he could do whatever he wanted. 

On 22 November 2063, the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) started monitoring the camp only after the monitoring agreement between the government and the Maoists on weapons and army management.

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UNMIN registered 32 thousand 250 fighters in the camp on May 5, 2066, but only 19 thousand 6 hundred 2 fighters were verified. 

Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal himself revealed the secret of the Maoists bringing the common people to the camp at the Shaktikhor camp in Chitwan. In December 2064, his secret video addressed to the fighter commander was revealed. His revelation was very controversial. 

'How long were you and us in the camp ? To be honest, we were few. We had reached between seven and eight thousand. How much would this verification have left if it had been kept that much? Four thousand!' Dahal said, 'We took 35 thousand and kept it for 20 thousand . This is also true. Don't tell others. Our leadership made 7000 regular army 21000 by imparting wisdom. Where have we fallen and ?' 

Unmin issued a statement on May 5, 2066 and confirmed that it was 19,602. 2 thousand 973 infantrymen, 1 thousand 35 were disqualified by the verification method of Anamin. Despite being in the camp, 8,640 were absent from the verification.

Balananda Sharma, the former coordinator of the technical committee formed for the supervision, adjustment and rehabilitation of Maoist ex-combatants, said that the adjustment of combatants was delayed due to the unwillingness of the political leadership.

He said that initially it was difficult to verify the fighters and identify them correctly . "It was difficult how to confirm that the fighter verified by Anmin is the same," he said, "The identity card given at the beginning was confusing." We started the adjustment by giving new identity cards again.'

The problem of about four thousand fighters disqualified by Unmin has not been resolved yet. Even though the laws on truth-telling and investigation of disappearances regarding transitional justice have been passed, the problem of incompetent combatants has not been solved . Maoist ex-child soldiers are still not satisfied with the TRC law .

Earlier, the Pushpa Kamal Dahal government decided to give two lakh rupees per person to the 4,000 fighters who were disqualified by UNMIN in March 2079, but the Supreme Court issued an order not to implement it immediately.

While the Ministry of Home Affairs was preparing to distribute the relief money to the disqualified fighters, in May 2080, the Supreme Court Judge Kumar Regmi's bench ordered not to immediately implement the decision to give money to the disqualified fighters. The distance with Prime Minister Dahal increased after the then finance minister Prakash Sharan Mahat stopped it saying that it was not possible to ensure a budget of Rs 80 crore for the fighters. There was a heated argument between the then Prime Minister Dahal and Finance Minister Mahat in Baluwatar.

The Transitional Justice Bill passed by both Houses of Parliament to amend the ``Disappeared Persons Investigation, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act, 2071'' was approved by President Ramchandra Paudel on August 13. Former 'Bal Sena' coordinator Lenin Bista says that although there is a provision to give relief to the disqualified and child fighters in the bill, it is not enough.

'The bill does not cover the interests and concerns of the infantry . On the contrary, he has erased our identity,' he said, 'The case of the request to address the child army by creating a separate mechanism is pending in the Supreme Court.'

In the bill, the commission will recommend the government of Nepal to provide necessary relief and compensation to the people who died, were injured and disabled in any incident during the armed conflict or their family members and displaced persons. When recommending to provide compensation with relief and assistance to a person, it is recommended to provide it to an expatriate person who has not received any relief, facility or concession from the Government of Nepal until the commencement of this section. It is mentioned in the

bill that "excluded person" means a person who has not been properly registered in accordance with the Monitoring Agreement on Arms and Army Management 2063 between the Government of Nepal and the Communist Party of Nepal Maoist.

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The then Chairman of the Council of Ministers Khilraj Regmi and Chief of Army Staff Gauravshamsher Jabara presented a tailor's badge to an officer who was transferred from a fighter to the Nepali Army in August 2070 at the Military College Kharipati.

Among the 19,602 fighters verified by Unmin, it was agreed to accommodate the fighters in the army on 15 October 2068 based on political consensus. The special adjustment committee made the final decision on the rank of fighters to be adjusted in the army. Regarding determining the status of Maoist fighters, the army decided to give official status to 71 people. One of them passed out during the training. Apart from

officers, it was decided to adjust 1 thousand 373 people in posts and other ranks. 1442 adjustments were made to Subedar 14, Jamdar 42, Hudda 170, Amaldar 193, Pyut 180 and Sipahi 774. The remaining 18,602 people opted for voluntary retirement. They returned home from the camp after 6 years with a relief package ranging from 5 lakh to 9 lakh rupees depending on their rank.

The then Maoist Vice President and Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai decided to bring 28 camps of fighters under Nepali Army on 28th March 2068. On the same day, Congress, Maoists and UML reached a political agreement, and the government decided to mobilize the Nepalese army in the combat camp.

Earlier, political parties had agreed to accommodate the fighters in the army on October 15, 2068 . Although it was agreed that the number of fighters of the Maoist army to join the adjustment should be up to 6 thousand 500, 1 thousand 442 people who met the standard were adjusted.

Among those adjusted, Yama Bahadur officer has been promoted to Honorary Assistant Rathi at the highest level, while two lieutenant colonels have retired. About 70 percent of those who have been adjusted in the Nepali Army have retired.

Ex-combatants also worked in the United Nations mission. Some experience of armed war is their experience working as peacekeepers in conflict zones.

Most of the fighters who have been adjusted in the Nepali Army have no particular complaints. "We are adjusted by our own will." It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to serve in the armed insurgent war and the Nepali army," said Lt. Col. Basudev Ghimire, who retired from being a fighter and joined the Nepali army.

21 billion spent on fighter management 

The Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction, which was entrusted with the management and sustenance of Maoist fighters, has been abolished in 2074. The expenditure on management, sustenance and voluntary retirement of Maoist fighters has been accounted for by the Auditor General's fifty-third annual report, 2072. According to the

report, the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction has spent 20 billion 954 million rupees only on the management of fighters. It is mentioned in the report that 58.87 billion 99 million has been released and spent on reconstruction of the structures destroyed in the armed war, relief and compensation to the conflict victims.

'Peace Management Expenditure After Peace Agreement 2063 Peace Promotion, Reconstruction, Relief, Rehabilitation, Transitional Justice, Monitoring and Adjustment of Combatants 52 billion 98 million 56 million rupees have been disbursed from 2063/64 to 2070/71 this year. 89 crore 43 lakh more and 58 billion 87 crore 99 lakh rupees have been disbursed. In which the allowance, sustenance, administrative, infrastructure construction and voluntary retirement expenses of the fighters were 20.95 billion 27 million rupees, 2.9994 million rupees were spent on relief and compensation for the conflict victims and 25.56 billion 32 million rupees were spent on reconstruction and other expenses. Out of this, 8 billion 260 million 92 million 61 thousand was spent for the fighters to choose voluntary retirement and return home, along with other administrative expenses. It is mentioned that the expenses incurred by other agencies of Nepal government, non-governmental organizations and development partners through other agencies are not included in this expenditure.

After staying in the camp, fighters were initially paid 3,000 rupees per month, but after Maoist Chairman Dahal became the Prime Minister, that amount was increased to 5,000 rupees in October 2065, and in July 2068, the Baburam Bhattarai government decided to provide 6,500 rupees. 

In the 46 crore dispute over the 'fake' fighter's maintenance 

In January 2067, after the return of Anamin from here, 19 thousand 602 fighters who were verified were reclassified by the special committee for monitoring, rehabilitation and adjustment of fighters of the Maoist army, and 2 thousand 456 fighters were found to be absent. 

2080 On 30 Baisakh, the UML central committee meeting demanded an investigation into the crores spent on the maintenance of the absent fighters.

calls on the relevant agencies to carry out an impartial investigation of all the scandals that have been discussed including the Ladaku camp scam. "We want to assure you that the party will fully cooperate with such investigations," UML's decision said.

A complaint was registered with the Authority in 2070 to investigate this. Although the authority started the investigation in August 2073, it has been postponed recently. 

On June 7, 2080, Maoist Vice President Krishna Bahadur Mahara said that the Auditor General had audited the expenses of the camp on June 19, 2069 by supporting, falsifying and omitting . On page 259 of the Annual Report of the Office of the Auditor General, 2069, it is mentioned that the said investigation has already been carried out. 

According to the report of the General Accountant, an honorable one (Krishna Bahadur Mahara) was provided in 2063/64 with 55 million 36 million 23 thousand rupees, out of which 9 million million 25 million 56 thousand rupees were distributed as allowances to the fighters and the remaining 46 million million 10 million 67 thousand rupees were audited by the office. Pesky Beruzu is still in existence and that too was decided in specific circumstances .

'The decision of the government of Nepal on 21st of Baisakh 2066 to convert the said peski into a grant and write it for a concession. Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction for expenditure support, concessions and exemptions based on the expenditure and details of the expenses incurred. And according to the decision to give instructions to the Government of Nepal, the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of Nepal on 21 May 2069 has been reviewed based on the written statement from the ministry by denying and omitting expenditure support,'' the report said. 

lost weapon ? The river washed away...

2063 Chait 27, Anmin verified 3,475 weapons with Maoist fighters. Among them, 524 weapons were allocated for the security of the camp. A weapon container with siren attached to Unmin was kept at the Shaktikhor camp in Chitwan . Congress and UML leaders objected at that time saying that the weapons kept in the container were few.

At that time, the security agencies said that the Maoists captured about five thousand weapons from the Nepali Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force during the war. According to the security agency, the Maoists seized 5,286 weapons from the barracks, police stations, and 3,409 of the 800 policemen and 1,869 of the armed forces from the Nepali Army. Apart from that, the Maoists themselves bought weapons from India and China. When the Baburam Bhattarai-led government adjusted the army, the disgruntled fighters took away some weapons . According to the police, these weapons were used by Netra Vikram Chand's party, which broke away from the Maoists, when it was underground for some time.

In February 2063, in Butwal, Dahal responded that some weapons were spilled and some were burnt to ashes. "Some were washed away by the river, some became ashes," he claimed.

Maoist's acceptance of lack of proper management of fighters

Maoist fighters Deputy Commander and former Minister of Finance, Home, Energy, Peace and Reconstruction Janardan Sharma admitted that he could not manage the fighters properly after voluntary retirement . After returning home, the fighter, who had big dreams in the armed war, said that the government and the party failed to manage the production plan properly. 

"The Jan Mukti Sena had a big dream during the war, but they did not see it fulfilled after retirement," he said, "There was also a problem in giving results to our leader's ethics and work." They will suffer, the leader will get an opportunity.'' That's where the weakness happened.'

He said that because of the conflict within the party, it was not possible to accommodate Nepal and the Armed Police, so only a few fighters were accommodated in the Nepali Army.

'Nepal police and armed police said they would take the Janmukti Sena,' he added, 'it didn't work because some leaders of the party refused.'  

The former brigade commander of Maoist fighters Prakash GM said that he is currently saddened by the lack of respectable adjustment in Nepal Army, Nepal Police and armed forces.

'There is a question whether the adjustment in the Nepalese army is honorable or not . There is a complaint that the promotion is not as expected. That's why I'm going to retire as soon as the time comes," he said, "The friends who returned home from the camp and strengthened their financial situation are fine, the friends whose financial situation is weak are disappointed. Even when the party was in government, we could not give hope to the disappointed friends.'

He says that if those who take at least five lakh rupees on voluntary retirement had invested some amount in hydropower and industry, this problem would not have arisen now. "I proposed that we put it into production at that time." He said, "The party leadership could not put this proposal into a plan."

Retired lieutenant colonel (combat division assistant commander) who retired from the Nepalese army after adjustment said that now there is a problem because of not giving management skills to those who have fought for 10 years .

"After the comrades who fought in the war returned home, they did not develop the ability to make their own decisions independently, which is the problem now," he said, "the comrades needed life skills and guidelines."

He says that the five lakh rupees relief he got when he returned home was not properly utilized and the party that was in war was not able to convey the idea to the management. After leaving the camp, the party should have been able to engage in ideological organizational work. The way to earn income should have been shown," he added.

The former division commander of the CPN (majority) leader of the CPN (Bahumat) who separated from the Maoists, Deepak Chaane, said that the anger of those who have not been able to strengthen their personal lives will increase when they go to war.