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Imphal, June 11 : Chief Minister, O Ibobi also laid the report of the CAG and Dy Chief Minister, Gaikhangam laid the report of the state Vigilance Commission for 2012.During 2012 116 numbers of cases were closed where charges could not be substantiated, six numbers of cases were recommended for four major and two minor penalties. Two cases were converted into FIR involving three officials and 122 cases were disposed off. Now 224 cases are pending.
Irengambam Hemochandra, Minister Public Health and Engineering today assured in the floor of the House to take up steps to ensure water supply in the state is improved. During question hour replying to a query raised by Th Shyamkumar, the minister said seven main schemes were taken up to provide drinking water under National rural drinking water programme, non lapsable central pool of resources, special plan assistance, NEC projects, Imphal water supply and urban infrastructure development schemes for small and medium towns.
The department also provides water tanker to individuals at the rate of Rs 550 per trip. He further said two persons died while taking up sewerage works earlier and to avoid such accident he has instructed all to strictly adher to the guidelines strictly.
Th Shyamkumar raised a call attention motion regarding issuance of unrecognised certificates by Rabi School of Nursing, Ghari. Phungzathang Tonsing, Minister Health informed the House that the government earlier there were no nursing council in the state hence the nursing colleges were affiliated to Assam Nursing Council. The Assam council issued certificates to institutes which had no proper infrastructure and now as the state has full fledged council the rules recommended by Indian Nursing council are strictly followed.
State medical officials personally visited all the nursing colleges earlier registered to Assam Council and most of those which did not follow the rules were ordered to be closed down. The said institute Rabi School of Nursing has also been ordered to be closed down and he appealed to all to check about the institutes before admitting their children to any institute.
There are over one lakh Indira Gandhi Old Age Pension beneficiaries in Manipur. Manipur Social Welfare minister AK Miraibai today told the House that the total number of beneficiaries of Indira Gandhi Old Age Pension, Indira Gandhi Widow Pension and Indira Gandhi Disability Pension under National Social Assistant in Manipur was 1, 09,075 for the year 2012-13.
Responding to a Calling Attention Motion by Dr Ibohanbi, Opposition leader in the state assembly, Mirabai said that bank accounts for more than 81, 500 beneficiaries had been completed.
She further informed that the pension money had been transferred to their own accounts for 60, 074 beneficiaries, but bank accounts for 27, 000 had not yet been opened due to errors in filling forms for the purpose.
The minister also assured that the Social Welfare Department was exerting efforts to make it easier for the beneficiaries to withdraw the money and asserted that inconveniences had to face to implement the new pension scheme.
Mirabai also informed the House that as per the decision taken by the Cabinet in its meeting in October 2012, pension amount for the Old Age Pension, Widow Pension and Disability Pension had been raised.
The evening sitting of the 5th Session of the 10thManipur Legislative Assembly thrashed out the Governor’s Address delivered on March 6 on the floor of the House.
MLAs Dr I Ibohanbi, Th Shyamkumar, Kh Joykishan and L Ibomcha from the Opposition bench took part in the discussion.
Taking part in the discussion on the Governor’s Address, all the members expressed their wish for making amendment in various activities of different Government Departments.
They pushed for like modern administrative social institutional reformations during the debate.
Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh, clarified on the amendment proposals by mentioning on separate policy of HIV/AIDS, now in drafting process, policy on sending medical doctors in remote hill areas, the Cabinet decision on ban of tobacco products, plan on renovation of the state assembly guest house, policy for agricultural land use, settlement policy for surrendered militants.Later, the House unanimously passed the Governor’ Address.
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