Over Rs 9.28 crore has been spent by the Meghalaya government for treating drug addicts during the past 13 years, as revealed by a recent Right to Information (RTI) report.
Meghalaya deputy chief minister Prestone Tynsong and the minister in charge of the home department informed that the district with the maximum number of crimes registered from 2020 to 2023 is East Khasi Hills District, with a total of 5,196 cases.