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On the fifth day of the ongoing 12th session of the Manipur Legislative Assembly today, the house passed Demands for Grants amounting to a total of Rs 525.16 crore.
During the discussion for demand for grants, Chief Minister N. Biren Singh assured the house that a new regulated passengers’ fare of the public transport will be notified soon. The previous notification regarding the passengers’ fare will be reviewed in consultation with the concerned stakeholders.
Replying to a cut motion by an Opposition MLA, who is also the Minister for Relief and Disaster Management, Chief Minister N. Biren Singh stated that the department played a significant role to combat the COVID pandemic since the very beginning. The State Disaster Rapid Force (SDRF) personnel were deployed to sensitive and hyper-sensitive zones and rendered their services when the state was facing a critical juncture due to the pandemic.
During the session held today, Deputy Chief Minister Y. Joykumar, who is also in-charge of Finance laid the Manipur Banning Of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Rules, 2021 on the table of the house.