Plan to non-plan
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 28 2012:
In probably an austerity measure, State Cabinet has agreed to put nine departments under non-plan head as far as payment of salaries is concerned even though their salaries were paid from plan head earlier.
The Cabinet meeting held today with Chief Minister Okram Ibobi in the chair decided to cover Medical, TD, Labour, Social Welfare, Forest, Agriculture, IFCD, Science and Technology and IT as non-plan posts.
The new move is aimed saving the plan amount to some extent.
The State Govt has been spending Rs 67 crores in payment of salaries alone.
The State Cabinet agreed to constitute a committee with the Chief Secretary as chairman to look into the possibility of building one guest each inside the High Court complex and Manipur Performing Arts Centre, Gurgaon.
It approved the cash reward of 20 lakhs given to hockey player Kh Kothajit.