Imphal: On the third day of the ensuing 3rd Session of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly, the House Thursday unanimously passed eight demands for grants amounting to Rs. 4,734K crore.
The demands are: Demand No. 1: State Legislature, Demand No. 2: Council of Ministers, Demand No. 3: Secretariat, Demand No. 6: Transport, Demand No. 10: Education, Demand No. 16: Co-operation, Demand No. 39: Sericulture, and Demand No. 40: Water Resources.
For the State Legislature, a sum of Rs. 252,20,86,000, for the Council of Ministers, a sum of Rs. 15,27,88,000, Secretariat, a sum of Rs. 180,49,77,000; for Transport, a sum of Rs. 62,34,74,000; for Education, a sum of Rs. 3291,78,35,000, for Cooperation, a sum of Rs. 41,72,37,000; for Sericulture, a sum of Rs. 51,25,69,000; and, Water Resources, a sum of Rs. 839,83,55,000 have been granted and passed for the financial year ending March 31, 2024.
During the Demand discussion, MLAs K. Ranjit Singh, Th. Lokeshwar Singh, and Surjakumar Okram moved the Policy Cut Motion on Demand No. 6, Demand No. 10, Demand No. 39 and Demand No. 40.
During the discussion on Demand No. 10, the MLAs K. Ranjit Singh, Th. Lokeshwar Singh, and Surjakumar Okram expressed their views and arguments. Giving clarification to the MLAs, Minister Th. Basanta Kumar Singh, who is the minister in charge of education, informed that there are 56 sanctioned posts of principals, 57 sanctioned posts of vice principals, 182 headmasters, and 374 sanctioned posts of assistant headmasters in the education department.
Those who are eligible for promotion to the respective post are promoted through the proper channel. He also maintained that a committee has been set up to verify eligibility and take up necessary action to fill up the vacant sanctioned posts. He added that the Education Department is well prepared to implement NEP 2020.
Minister Awangbou Newmai, who is the minister-in-charge of Water Resources, gave clarification and informed the House regarding the construction of the left and right canals of Dolaithabi Dam that the work for the construction of 17.30 km long right canal of the dam has been completed.
For the left canal, the work for around 700 metres has yet to be completed. Both the canals will be ready very soon, he added. He also mentioned that Manipur has launched the Mobile Water Quality Test successfully.
Later, N. Biren Singh who is also the Leader of the House moved the Manipur Appropriation (No. 1) Bill, 2023 in the house which was passed unanimously.
