Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday chaired the first cabinet meeting of the new government a day after he, along with the other five legislators, was sworn in to head the new government.
Biren Singh was re-elected as the chief minister of the state for the second straight term after the BJP’s thumping victory in the recently-concluded Manipur elections.
“Chaired the first cabinet meeting of the new Govt. to discuss certain important matters of the state,” said CM Biren Singh on his Facebook page.
The meeting was attended by newly sworn-in ministers, namely Th Biswajit Singh, Yumnam Khemchand, Govindas Konthoujam, Nemcha Kipgen and Awangbow Newmai.
During the meeting, the state cabinet approved to recommend to the Governor of Manipur for fixing the date and time of election of the assembly Speaker on March 24 at 9 am. The cabinet also decided to request the Governor to summon the first session of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly on March 24 and to deliver the Governor’s Address on the same day.
The cabinet approved ‘100 tasks in 100 days’ programme, which consists of various targets set before the government for achieving the same within first 100 days of the new government. This includes policy decisions, construction works as well as systemic improvements.
The cabinet resolved to make Manipur a corruption-free state. It was decided that the anti-corruption cell in the chief minister’s office will be revived and strengthened, headed by an officer of rank of Additional SP.
‘CM da Haisi Initiative’ will be transformed as part of anti-corruption cell, with toll free numbers made available for the public to send complaints to. Vigilance & Anti-Corruption Department will act on actionable complaints received in the Anti-Corruption Cell within a deadline. No person, including any member of the public, will be spared if found to be giving or taking bribe money.
The cabinet also resolved to make Manipur a drug-free state. An IGP Rank police officer will lead the anti-Narcotics Task Force. Anti Narcotics Division will be strengthened by posting manpower of integrity. Poppy plantation areas will be identified through satellite mapping and drone surveys.
The cabinet also resolved to pursue lasting peace for the state by reaching out to various armed groups operating in the region.
With a view to reduce the hardship faced by beneficiaries of housing schemes of PMAY in urban and rural areas on account of the Central scheme guidelines, the cabinet also decided to set up a corpus fund for releasing advance money to beneficiaries to enable them to start housing construction without waiting for release of the first instalment from the Centre.
The cabinet further discussed six Budget Documents for RE 2021-22 and BE 2022-23.
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