DIMAPUR, MARCH 28 (MExN): The Naga Peoples Front (NPF) on Friday decided to form an NPF Charity Mission Committee on COVID-19 in all its divisional headquarters including the State units.
A press release from the NPF media cell informed that the committee called NPFCMC-C19 in short, will be headed by each divisionalpresidents. The State units will be directly supervised by the State unit Presidents.
The NPFCMC-C19 will solicit donations/contributions from all the party functionaries from Central Office down to Area Units. The NPFCMC-C19 may also solicit donation/contribution from well wishers and concerned citizens. The donation/contributions may be either in cash or in any other food items in hygienic state.
“The collected stuffs shall be distributed to theneedy persons who are either inaccessible to such items due to the lockdown or are unable to afford such items due to zero or less earning during this lockdown. The details of donations/contributions as well as utilizations of such donations/contribution shall be submitted to the NPF Central Office. This activity will go on till the lockdown period is over,” informed the party.
It meanwhile appreciated the Prime Minister for the announcement of a relief package and stated that the inclusion of sanitation workers, doctors and nurses in the relief package will definitely boost their morale in combating the most dreaded pandemic.
The NPF pointed out that another area of concern which was addressed in the Relief Package is the increase of MNREGA wage from Rs. 182 to Rs. 202.
Since, the announcement of Relief Package is for the whole country which will cover all the States and Union Territories in India, the NPF urged the PDA Government to use the Relief Package judiciously for the sake of the citizens of Nagaland.
The party also suggested that every funding in this regard should be made transparent so that “even if there is shortage of fund or man power, citizens of Nagaland will surely come forward in shouldering the responsibility together if only Government of the day executes things in a transparent manner.”
The NPF meanwhile expressed concern that despite setting up quarantine centers, adequate doctors, nurses as well as the required safety kits and equipment should be made available. It appealed that the government do the needful in all districts and not just Kohima and Dimapur.
Issued by :
Press Bureau,
Naga People's Front,
Central Headquarters,
Kohima: Nagaland.
