Manipur tribal body seeks info on tribal sub-plan
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Imphal, June 26 2011:
All Manipur Tribal Union (AMTU) has filed a petition to the Chief Secretary seeking information on the tribal sub-plan in Manipur and the discrepancy in its execution.
It is reliably learnt that a sum of ' 11.87 crores from the tribal sub-plan were invested in the hill districts of Manipur in the last fiscal year and another ' 10.84 crores this financial year, said the RTI application signed by AMTU president and general secretary DP Panmei and Romeo Bungdon respectively.
The RTI application sought information regarding the schemes and structures of implementation and the agencies and its accountability undertaken by the government of Manipur vis-à-vis the tribal sub-plan.
The tribal rights body sought the information "Taking the plight of the Manipur tribal people particularly regarding the tribal sub-plan discrepancy while executing it in the hill districts of Manipur" .