Imphal, Aug 22 (UNI) Chief Minister N. Biren Singh today said
Chief Minister’s COVID-19 Affected Livelihood Support Scheme was
introduced considering economic dislocations, which had severely
affected the livelihood of a large percentage of the population
leading to an inability to maintain a basic minimum standard of
living.
He said that applications were invited for the scheme through
the proper survey at the District levels and added that a total of 22,336 applications had been received so far including 13,651 from street vendors, 4,890 from transport drivers, 3,680 from van drivers and 145 artists.
Out of the applications received, 7,943 had been verified and of this first installment of Rs 2500 would be distributed to 6,276 applicants today bearing a total amount of around Rs 1.56
crore.
The second installment for the same would be disbursed within
September this year, he added.
He was addressing a gathering at the launching programme of the Chief Minister’s COVID-19 Affected Livelihood Support Scheme held at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat today.
Chief Minister said an officer of the Social Welfare Department would be deputed to Manipur State Co-operative Bank (MSCB) Ltd., located at Old Assembly Road, from whom loan related information can be taken.
Asking all to avail the scheme, he appealed to the
public to be sincere and to abstain from making any false document to get the benefit while applying for any schemes or scholarships so
that the benefit could reach the targeted and eligible beneficiaries.
He informed that with sincere functioning of the Government
authorities more than 2,000 crore Rupees had been invested in the hill areas so far under Minorities and Other Backward Classes (MOBC) Department for welfare and development of the Hill Districts.
Stating that the role of sincere and dedicated leaders is very necessary for taking the State towards progress, he appealed to the public to elect leaders who aimed to work for their welfare, as their representatives.
Regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chief Minister
expressed his belief that the pandemic must be one of the consequences
of human activities that had destructed the balance of nature for the
last many years. He appealed to the people to know the importance of
nature and contribute to preserving it by planting trees so that we
could minimize the occurrence of certain disasters in future.
He informed that around 6,000 applicants had been
identified for Start-Up Scheme, which was put on hold for some period due to the pandemic, for which interviews were going on. He added that the loan amount under the scheme would also be disbursed very soon. He further informed that Meeyamgi Numit and Hill Leaders' Day would be revived soon considering the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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