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The amount spent on allowances for frontline workers, in the midst of battling the Covid-19 pandemic, has surpassed MVR 90 million. According to statistics released by the Finance Ministry, as of 5th January 2021, about MVR 90.32 million has been disbursed to 10,180 frontline workers as allowance. While the allowance is meant to be given […]
The government reveals that over MVR 13 million has been distributed to frontline workers as risk allowance. This has led to many people questioning who all received the allowance. How many nurses and doctors, who put their lives at risk in the pandemic, have been paid? Is the amount they received enough for the work […]
The Maldivian government has commenced disbursing frontline allowance. This was announced for the workers on the frontlines who have been fighting to flatten the curve of the global virus – COVID-19. Finance Ministry has made an announcement stating that frontline workers will receive the frontline allowanced allocated starting from the 29th of July 2020. Finance […]