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BHUBANESWAR: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik here on Friday announced Rs 10 lakh reward each for SPs of Kandhamal and Balangir districts for successfully leading separate anti-Maoist operations in their areas on May 13. “Our personnel usually get financial assistance from government for anti-Maoist operations. Reward money, announced on head of Maoists, too go to the police after encounter deaths. The additional reward money will certainly boost the morale of the police personnel,” Sharma said. On Wednesday, Naveen too had appealed to Maoists to shun violence.DGP Sharma said the Rs 10 lakh reward money, announced by the CM, will be given in addition to the financial assistance paid to police personnel for conducting anti-Maoist operations..