‘Delay by State govt may result in unrest among ex-cadres’
SHILLONG: Leaders of the ANVC and ANVC-B are yet to receive any feedback from the Meghalaya government on the proper rehabilitation of the outfits’ former cadres even after the lapse of three months following the disbanding of the two groups on December 15 last.
Former publicity secretary of ANVC, Arist Sangma, on Monday recalled that on March 15 a letter was sent to the State government to continue with the monthly stipend till the cadres receive the one-time payment as per the provision of the peace pact.
Sangma said that in the previous meeting, the Government had agreed to pay the monthly stipend, but in vain.
The last time the cadres received the monthly stipend of Rs.3000 each was in September last year.
As one time financial package, all the ANVC and ANVC-B cadres are entitled to get Rs.2.5 lakh each, but the process in this regard is yet to start.
The ANVC leader said that though there was plan on the part of the Government to have skill development training programmes for the former cadres, there was no headway in this regard.
He also said that the delay in the proper rehabilitation of the cadres may result in unrest among them which the leaders would not be able to address in the long run.