Govt to allow return of stranded citizens in NE states from May 5

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaApril 30, 2020

The state government has decided to allow citizens, who are stranded in the North East states due to COVID-19 lockdown, to return to the state from May 5.

“The government of Meghalaya will be making arrangements to bring back its stranded citizens, who are in the NE states and who wish to return back to the state. We will permit all such movement into state with effect from May 5 or soon thereafter,” chief secretary MS Rao said on Thursday.

Such citizens are asked to fill up the online form at http://meghalayaonline.gov.in/covid on or before May 4.

For those who do not have internet access, they may call 81320-11037/ 84330-38716 / 97115-44148/ 73385-50288 between 9AM to 8 PM on  any day before 4th April, 2020 to register.

The CS said that for citizens stranded in the other states outside the North-East India, the registration process will be announced as soon as confirmation is received from Government of India about resumption or arrangement of air/rail travel services.

A total of 10,288 people who are stranded across the country have registered with the government.

Of this, 2719 are stranded in Karnataka, 2104 Assam, 1164 Tamil Nadu, 687 Maharashtra, 642 West Bengal, 531 Delhi, 350 Telangana, 254 Kerala, 201 Rajasthan, 194 Gujarat, 194 Uttar Pradesh, 175 Andra Pradesh, 164 Uttarakhand, 120 Haryana, 101 Bihar, 101 Goa, 94 Arunachal Pradesh, 81 Manipur, 78 Madhya Pradesh, 58 Punjab, 56 Nagaland, 51 Pondicherry, 40 Mizoram, 35 Tripura, 21 Odissa, 19 Sikkim, 16 Himachal Pradesh, 15 Jharkhand, 7 Chandigarh, 7 Chattisgarh, 4 Andaman & Nicobar Island.

Earlier, the state government has also provided financial assistance of Rs 3,000 each to over 7000 stranded citizens.