Deployment of Highway Protection Force in the pipeline: Gaikhangam
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 03 2014 :
Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam, who is also in-charge of Home Department, has said that there is provision for deployment of Highway Protection Force along the two National Highways of the State.
He was replying to a query raised by MLA Th Shyamkumar during the Question Hour of the last sitting of 7th Session of 10th Manipur Legislative Assembly today.
Shyamkumar asked the Deputy Chief Minister from when the Highway Protection Force would be deployed along the National Highways of the State.
Dy CM Gaikhangam replied that the State Government has written letters to the Prime Minister and Union Home Minister regarding deployment of Highway Protection Force.
The Centre has approved the State Government's proposal in principle.
However, the Highway Protection Force would be deployed in the State only after getting the Central Government's sanction.
He further said that the State Government is also planning to deploy two IRB battalions along the national highways in the State.
Answering to a question of MLA L Ibomcha, Chief Minister Okram Ibobi said that the muster-roll and work-charged employees of the disbanded Electricity Department would be employed in the newly established Power Corporation in their respective capacities with same salaries and wages.
However, there is no provision for regularization of work-charged employees of Electricity Department.
To a query of MLA RK Imo, Chief Minister Ibobi replied that there is no provision for installing flood lights at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, but renovation and development are being taken up from time to time.
Answering to another query of MLA Shyamkumar, Chief Minister Ibobi said that some retired Government officials are being reemployed in some departments on contract basis.
Some of them are Deputy Secretary of Works Department Th Amalkumar, Deputy Secretary of Education (S) H Mathang, Joint Director of TD & Hills Z Solomon and Section Officer of Secretariat Social Welfare Section Kh Kunjeshwar.