Extending support to the efforts of the Government in mobilizing resources to prevent the spread of Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic in the State, the Nagaland Legislative Assembly Secretariat has informed that all MLAs, cutting across party affiliations, have decided to contribute their one month's salary to the Medical Department, Government of Nagaland.

This was done in response to the request made by the Minister for Health & Family Welfare, S. Pangnyu Phom to the Speaker, Sharingain Longkumer who took up the matter immediately with the respective Political parties whose leaders unanimously agreed to the Speaker's suggestion to contribute one month's salary from all their MLAs, to the fund being mobilized for fighting the pandemic.

(DIPR)