Plan discussion
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 12 2013:
Tribal Youth Council, Manipur (TYCM) has said that the 5 year plan and annual plans must not be discussed in the State Assembly without referring the matter to the Hill Areas Committee (HAC) as per Art 371 (C) of the Indian Constitution and Order 6 (1) of the Manipur Legislative Assembly (Hill Areas Committee) 1972 .
In a statement, TYCM said that HAC must be taken into account in the finalisation of annual plans.
If the annual plans are not referred to HAC, then the matter must not be discussed in the Assembly, the press release added.
Indicating that HAC was ignored in the finalisation of annual plan amount this time, TYCM sought the copy of the opinion of HAC in respect of the result of discussion if the matter was discussed in the meeting of HAC.
According to the Constitution of India and related orders, TYCM said, anything discussed in respect of annual plan in the State Assembly without referring the matter to HAC is null and void.