Centre Govt waived Rs 5.23 crore payable by Mizoram govt

The Centre has waived an amount of Rs 5.23 crore as depreciated cost that the Mizoram government was required to pay for buildings and infrastructure vacated by the Assam Rifles in Aizawl, Chief Minister Lalduhoma said.

Lalduhoma said he had written to the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nitiyanand Rai in May last year, urging him to waive the



sum.

Depreciated cost refers to the reduced value of buildings and infrastructure after accounting for wear and tear over time.

“In reply to my communication, the Union minister sent me a letter informing me that the Mizoram government need not pay the depreciated cost. It is a matter of happiness that our request has been accepted,” the CM said in a Facebook post late on Monday.