Shillong,Oct 18: The Cabinet has approved a scheme to provide Rs 2 lakh each to the district task force (DTF) for implementation of the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act (MRSSA), 2016 in the state.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Law minister Ampareen Lyngdoh said the government is required to institute this scheme for the operationalisation of the MRSSA.
“This scheme entails the provision under finance for DCs to avail budgetary allocations so that work and monitoring of the MRSSA begin at the earliest. So that was done and it was decided that we will be providing a fund of a minimum of Rs 2 lakh per district. In the district, there would be a requirement for a bigger budget because of bigger numbers of authorities like the dorbars, who are in anyway entailed to help with the monitoring of visitors,” Ampareen said.
Law secretary Cyril Diengdoh said the DTFs are mandated to cause verification of tenants as per the provisions of the MRSSA.
“Under this provision, you require fundings for laptops, computers, and internet facilities. DTF has non-official members also, who will have to be given sitting fees, TA/DA and other such requirements. Many headmen in fact have been asking for laptops and computers so that they can enter the database of landlords and tenants in their locality,” he said.
