Centre waived ₹5.23 crore payable by Mizoram Government for vacated Assam Rifles facilities: CM Lalduhoma

“The Centre has waived an magnitude of ₹5.23 crore arsenic depreciated outgo that the Mizoram Government was required to wage for buildings and infrastructure vacated by the Assam Rifles successful Aizawl,” Chief Minister Lalduhoma said.

Mr. Lalduhoma said helium had written to the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nitiyanand Rai successful May past year, urging him to waive the sum.

Depreciated outgo refers to the reduced worth of buildings and infrastructure aft accounting for deterioration and teardrop implicit time.

"In reply to my communication, the Union Minister sent maine a missive informing maine that the Mizoram Government request not wage the depreciated cost. It is simply a substance of happiness that our petition has been accepted," the CM said successful a Facebook station precocious connected Monday (January 12, 2026).

“As per the Memorandum of Agreement signed betwixt the Mizoram Government and the Assam Rifles to relocate its bases from Aizawl, the erstwhile had to wage ₹5.23 crore arsenic depreciated outgo for buildings and different infrastructure vacated by the paramilitary force,” helium said.

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In March past year, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had attended a relation successful Aizawl, marking the relocation of Assam Rifles bases to a designated campy astatine Zokhawsang, astir 15 km eastbound of the State capital. “The phase-wise relocation began successful April, 2025,” officials said.

“The request for the relocation came successful the aftermath of the hard topography and congestion successful Aizawl,” they said. The Assam Rifles has its bases successful Zodin Square (Lammual) and Khatla successful Aizawl.

It besides has a DIG residence successful Tuikhuahtlang area, a commandant bungalow and a religion astatine Tuikual adjacent Zodin, too plots of onshore and a warfare memorial.

“The paramilitary unit has retained its 23 assemblage headquarters, Mizoram range, successful Khatla and the DIG residence,” the officials said.