Grants for 18 Departments passed by house


IPR News Sikkim


Day 3 Budget Session - Grants for 18 Departments passed by house
Gangtok June 23: The third day of the Budget Session 2010 of the Eighth Sikkim Legislative Assembly began with the Chief Minister and the Leader of the House and also the Minister in charge of Finance, Revenue and Expenditure Department move the Sikkim Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, Bill No 11 of 2010 which was unanimously passed by the House during the Legislative business hour.

During the Financial Business, Demands for Grants of Water Security& Public Health Engineering and Transport Departments, Roads and Bridges and Labour Departments, Human Resource Development Sports and Youth Affairs and Information Technology Departments, Health Care Human Services and Family Welfare, Animal Husbandry, Livestock, Fisheries and Veterinary Services and Parliamentary Affairs Departments, Commerce and Industries, Information and Public Relations, Printing and Stationary and Excise Departments, Energy and Power and Cultural Affairs and Heritage Departments, and Rural Management and Development and Cooperation Departments was presented in the House by the Ministers Mr. T.T Bhutia, Mr. R.B Subba, Mr. N.K Pradhan, Mr. D.N. Takarpa, Ms. Neeru Sewa, Mr. Sonam Gyatso Lepcha, and Mr. C.B. Karki respectively. The Demands for Grants of these departments were discussed and unanimously passed by the House.

During the discussion MLA Gangtok Mr. Dorjee Namgyal congratulated the department for Sports and Youth Affairs for coming up with the laying of the artificial turf in the Paljor stadium in the capital and also thanked the Leader of the House and the Chief Minister Mr. Pawan Chamling for initiating such a international class stadium in the state and also suggested the concerned Minister to construct a shade in the hill side gallery which is still uncovered. While MLAs Ms. Chandra Maya Subba, Mr. Am Prasad Sharma and Mr. Vinod Rai also participated in the discussion of the demands for grants of Energy and Power and Cultural Affairs and Heritage Departments, Roads and Bridges and Labour Departments, Rural Management and Development and Cooperation Departments, respectively.

The Minister for Rural Management Development Department, Mr.C.B. Karki during the presentation of Finance Commission Report presented the Report of the State Finance Commission, Sikkim (2010-2015) along with Explanatory Memorandum as to the Action taken on the Recommendation made by the Third State Finance Commission in its report submitted to the State Government on March 23, 2010.