Salaries likely before Chakkouba
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 09 2019:
Salaries and pensions might be distributed to the Government employees of the State before the Ningol Chakkouba festival.
According to a source, representatives of Manipur Government Services Federation and Manipur State Pensioners' Union met the Principal Secretary (Finance) today and urged for speedy distribution of the salaries and pensions for the State Government employees and pensioners before the festival.
The source continued that the Principal Secretary assured to try and provide the salaries and pensions, along with 12 percent DA, before Ningol Chakkouba.
However, the Principal Secretary explained that the issue needed to be brought up and approved by the State Cabinet and as such, proposed to bring up the issue during the next Cabinet meeting, the source added.