The Meghalaya government has spent over Rs 29.24 crore for combating the Covid-19 pandemic in the State during the financial year 2021-22.
Informing this in his address in the Assembly today, Governor Satya Pal Malik said that under the Chief Minister’s Special Grant (CMSG), a total of Rs 29.24 crores was spent on expenditures relating to Covid-19 for the year 2021-22 as on January 2022.
This includes an assistance of Rs 50,000 as a one-time ex-gratia payment to the next of kin of those who died due to Covid-19 with effect from April 1, 2021.
Further, the Governor informed that Rs 4.7 crores was spent under the Chief Minister’s Special Grant (CMSG) for payment of provision kits for those under home quarantine and for Community Covid Management Teams.
