Shillong: The Meghalaya government has provided free food provided to support the COVID-19 patients at Covid care centre. Now, there is bad news for the patients, as the government has withdrawn the free food due to unavailability of the fund to continue with the service.

The East Khasi Hills district administration on Monday notified that food at corona care centres would henceforth be chargeable. Deputy Commissioner Isawanda Laloo notified that a patient admitted in one of the corona care centres (CCC) would be charged Rs 380 per day. The notification reads, “For persons testing positive and admitted to CCCs in East Khasi Hills district, food will henceforth be provided on payment basis at the rate of Rs 380 per day."

The CCCs in the State Capital are the Indian Institute of Management building, Umsawli, Moreau Institute of Integral Training, TB Hospital, Umsawli, Meghalaya Administrative Training Institute and National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mawdiangdiang. Laloo said that the food price at these centres was fixed by the Covid Response Task Force. However,  a patient belonging to the below poverty line (BPL) category would not be charged for the food or the tests.

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