Speech

‘Fill up long standing vacancies in various departments’

Below we publish the remarks of Manik Sarkar, chief minister of Tripura at the third meeting of the governing council of NITI Aayog on April 23 in New Delhi.RATIONALISATION OF CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEMES All central assistance to state plan for north-eastern states should be continued on 90:10 basis. The process of release of the central share should be simplified. Government of India may release its share in two installments, the first release in April and the next after six months.

Restructuring of Centre-State Financial Relations Pre-requisite for Equitable Resource Distribution: Pinarayi

 Following is edited excerpt of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s speech at the 11th meeting of Inter-State Council, held in New Delhi on July 16:I am happy that the government of India has convened this meeting of the Inter-State Council, though after a long gap. It is a pity that this national forum has not been active over the years. Let me take this opportunity to strongly recommend that at least two meetings be held every year to discuss well-defined agenda, suggested by state governments and the ministries of the government of India.

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