Shillong, March 22: The Secretary, Meghalaya Human Rights Commission, has informed that the Commission, comprising of members, Smti. B Giri and Shri P J P Hanaman held a camp sitting at Tura on 19th-21st March, 2024 to dispose cases of human rights violations registered with the Commission.
In a significant development, the Commission was able to ensure disbursement of ex-gratia financial assistant of Rs. 1, 00,000/- from the Meghalaya Power Distribution Development Corporation Ltd (MePDCL) to each of the five widows whose husbands were electrocuted at Manikganj village of North Garo Hills District on 25th July, 2018.
The ex-gratia payment had been sanctioned on 11th February, 2019 and had been pending disbursement since then. It was due to the initiative of the Commission that the beneficiaries.
They were from Assam, were able to be identified by publications that were made in the Assamese vernacular dailies and payment finally given to the widows on 20th March, 2024 at Tura. Incidentally the ex-gratia relief to victim of electrocution has since been enhanced to Rs. 2, 50,000/- w.e.f., 22nd July, 2020.
