The state government has so far disbursed Rs. Rs. 24,84,86000 (Rs. 24.84 crore) as special one-time grant to stranded citizens outside the state who have decided to not return including patients, said adviser IT&C, NRE and Science & Technology, Mmhonlumo Kikon, who is also one of the spokespersons for the High Powered Committee on COVID-19 related activities
Briefing media persons here, Kikon said the government had been paying attention and has been supportive to all the stranded Naga citizens outside the state from the time the lockdown was announced.
He also informed that some applications received through the portal iamstranded.nagaland.gov.in, were rejected due to various reasons. Kikon further said the details of all beneficiaries will be made public soon.