15th FC team arrives
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 03 2020:
A team of the 15th Finance Commission comprising of AN Jha and Dr Ashok Kumar Lahiri arrived here today.
The two members of the 15th Finance Commission held a meeting with Chief Secretary Dr J Suresh Babu and top officials of different departments in the conference hall of Secretariat South Block at 4 pm.
During the meeting, State Government officials pointed out that the State reaped significant benefits as special projects for Manipur were sanctioned by the 13th Finance Commission but the State faced a difficult situation during the period of the 14th Finance Commission as no special projects were sanctioned for the State.
Then they proposed to the 15th Finance Commission to sanction special projects as done by the 13th Finance Commission.
AN Jha and Dr Ashok Kumar Lahiri would leave Imphal on January 8 after visiting Senapati, Ukhrul and Churachandpur, informed a source.