The Price of Doing Business
The Jharkhand Naxalite operating budget is based on extortion:
- Rs. 70,000 per coal firm per year
- Rs. 25,000 per transportation firms per year
The Rewards of the Shadow Economy
This money flows in the black market:
- Individuals earn between Rs. 1,000 to 3,000.
- The terms of their employment includes a life insurance payout of Rs. 125,000.
The Naxalite Tax
The return on the Naxalite investment in the their extortion rackets is an annual budget of Rs. 3.2 billion ($80 million).
