The Sikkim Legislative Assembly Passed The First Supplementary Demands For Grants Of Rs.30455.34 Lakh for the financial year 2021-22 on the Fifth Session (part II) of the Tenth Assembly Held Today.

The Sikkim Legislative Assembly passed the First Supplementary Demands for Grants of Rs. 30455.34 lakh for the financial year 2021-22 on the Fifth Session (Part II) of the Tenth Assembly held today.The First Supplementary Demands for Grants 2021-22 of Rs. 30455.34 lakh was passed by the House to meet gross additional expenditure after it was moved for consideration and passing by Chief Minister Shri Prem Singh Tamang who is also the Minister-in-Charge of Finance Department, during the Financial Business of the session.Subsequently, the House also passed the Sikkim Appropriation Bill, Bill No. 01 of 2022 for the First Supplementary Demands for Grants, relating to the Financial Year 2021-22 which was moved for consideration by the Chief Minister Shri Prem Singh Tamang, also the Minister-in-Charge of Finance Department.The Sikkim Appropriation Bill is introduced in pursuance of clause (1) of Article 204 read with Article 205 of the Constitution of India to provide for the appropriation from and out of the Consolidated Fund of the State of Sikkim of the money required to meet the expenditure charged in the Consolidated Fund of the State of Sikkim and Supplementary Grants made by the Sikkim Legislative Assembly for the expenditure of the Government of Sikkim for the remaining part of the financial year 2021-22.Earlier during the Legislative Business, two Bills were introduced in the House by the concerned Ministers-in-Charge:1) Chief Minister, Shri Prem Singh Tamang, who is also the Minister-in-Charge of the Home Department, introduced the Sikkim Police (Amendment) Bill, 2022. (Bill No. 02 of 2022).The State Government has deemed it expedient to assign and empower the Sikkim Police Accountability Commission to perform the functions of Welfare Officer and Welfare Committee by bringing amendment in section 132 and section 152 of the Sikkim Police Act, 2008.With this object in view, the Bill has been framed.2) Minister of Land Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Shri Kunga Nima Lepcha, introduced the Sikkim (Re-organization of Districts) (Amendment) Bill, 2022 (Bill No. 03 of 2022).The Sikkim (Re-Organisation of Districts) Act, 2021 (Act No 15 of 2021) was notified vide Gazette Notification No 26/L&PAD/2021 dated 13.12.2021. In terms of the provisions of sub-section (3) of Section 1 and vide Notification No.50/LR&DMD/ACQ/GOS dated 20/12/2021, the said Act came into force on 21st December 2021.In sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the Sikkim (Re-Organisation of Districts) Act, 2021, the words Rangpo Sub-Division and Rongli Sub-Division has been inadvertently left out. Hence it has been felt expedient to insert the words “Rangpo Sub-Division and Rongli Sub-Division” in sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the said Act. With this object in view, this Bill has been framed.The discussions for consideration and voting for these two Bills will be held in the next sitting.Thereafter, the House was also informed regarding the withdrawal of the Wildlife (Protection) Act (Amendment) Bill, Bill No. 21 of 2018 by Minister of Forest and Environment Department, Shri Karma Loday Bhutia.Later, the Chief Minister, also the Minister-in-Charge of Finance Department, tabled two Separate Audit Reports on the floor namely:i) Separate Audit Reports on the Accounts of Sikkim Power Investment Corporation Limited for the year ended 31 March, 2019 & 2020.(ii) Separate Audit Report on the Accounts of Sikkim Power Development Corporation Limited for the year ended 31st March, 2020.Likewise, the Chief Minister who is also the Minister-in-Charge of Finance Department presented and tabled the following reports under Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act:i) Half Yearly Review Report: 2021-22, Review of the Trends in Receipt and Expenditure in relation to Budget 2021-22.ii) Evaluation Report of Compliance to Provision of Sikkim FRBM Act Fiscal year 2018-19.In his valedictory remarks, Chief Minister Shri Prem Singh Tamang extended warm greetings of New Year 2022 to the House and the people of Sikkim. He cautioned all on the grave danger posed by the new variant of Covid-19 and requested everyone to strictly follow the safety protocols. He expressed gratitude to the Speaker and Deputy Speaker for overseeing and systematically conducting the session and thanked the Cabinet Ministers and MLAs for their valuable suggestions and review. His vote of thanks was also extended towards Chief Secretary, DGP, ACS, HoDs and other officials for their role in the session.Speaker, Shri L.B. Das, in his valedictory address, thanked the Chief Minister, Cabinet Ministers, MLAs, government officials and Press media for their active participation and role in the successful completion of the session.The House was then adjourned Sine-Die by the Speaker.-IPRThe Sikkim Legislative Assembly passed the First Supplementary Demands for Grants of Rs. 30455.34 lakh for the financial year 2021-22 on the Fifth Session (Part II) of the Tenth Assembly held today.The First Supplementary Demands for Grants 2021-22 of Rs. 30455.34 lakh was passed by the House to meet gross additional expenditure after it was moved for consideration and passing by Chief Minister Shri Prem Singh Tamang who is also the Minister-in-Charge of Finance Department, during the Financial Business of the session.Subsequently, the House also passed the Sikkim Appropriation Bill, Bill No. 01 of 2022 for the First Supplementary Demands for Grants, relating to the Financial Year 2021-22 which was moved for consideration by the Chief Minister Shri Prem Singh Tamang, also the Minister-in-Charge of Finance Department.The Sikkim Appropriation Bill is introduced in pursuance of clause (1) of Article 204 read with Article 205 of the Constitution of India to provide for the appropriation from and out of the Consolidated Fund of the State of Sikkim of the money required to meet the expenditure charged in the Consolidated Fund of the State of Sikkim and Supplementary Grants made by the Sikkim Legislative Assembly for the expenditure of the Government of Sikkim for the remaining part of the financial year 2021-22.Earlier during the Legislative Business, two Bills were introduced in the House by the concerned Ministers-in-Charge:1) Chief Minister, Shri Prem Singh Tamang, who is also the Minister-in-Charge of the Home Department, introduced the Sikkim Police (Amendment) Bill, 2022. (Bill No. 02 of 2022).The State Government has deemed it expedient to assign and empower the Sikkim Police Accountability Commission to perform the functions of Welfare Officer and Welfare Committee by bringing amendment in section 132 and section 152 of the Sikkim Police Act, 2008.With this object in view, the Bill has been framed.2) Minister of Land Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Shri Kunga Nima Lepcha, introduced the Sikkim (Re-organization of Districts) (Amendment) Bill, 2022 (Bill No. 03 of 2022).The Sikkim (Re-Organisation of Districts) Act, 2021 (Act No 15 of 2021) was notified vide Gazette Notification No 26/L&PAD/2021 dated 13.12.2021. In terms of the provisions of sub-section (3) of Section 1 and vide Notification No.50/LR&DMD/ACQ/GOS dated 20/12/2021, the said Act came into force on 21st December 2021.In sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the Sikkim (Re-Organisation of Districts) Act, 2021, the words Rangpo Sub-Division and Rongli Sub-Division has been inadvertently left out. Hence it has been felt expedient to insert the words “Rangpo Sub-Division and Rongli Sub-Division” in sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the said Act. With this object in view, this Bill has been framed.The discussions for consideration and voting for these two Bills will be held in the next sitting.Thereafter, the House was also informed regarding the withdrawal of the Wildlife (Protection) Act (Amendment) Bill, Bill No. 21 of 2018 by Minister of Forest and Environment Department, Shri Karma Loday Bhutia.Later, the Chief Minister, also the Minister-in-Charge of Finance Department, tabled two Separate Audit Reports on the floor namely:i) Separate Audit Reports on the Accounts of Sikkim Power Investment Corporation Limited for the year ended 31 March, 2019 & 2020.(ii) Separate Audit Report on the Accounts of Sikkim Power Development Corporation Limited for the year ended 31st March, 2020.Likewise, the Chief Minister who is also the Minister-in-Charge of Finance Department presented and tabled the following reports under Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act:i) Half Yearly Review Report: 2021-22, Review of the Trends in Receipt and Expenditure in relation to Budget 2021-22.ii) Evaluation Report of Compliance to Provision of Sikkim FRBM Act Fiscal year 2018-19.In his valedictory remarks, Chief Minister Shri Prem Singh Tamang extended warm greetings of New Year 2022 to the House and the people of Sikkim. He cautioned all on the grave danger posed by the new variant of Covid-19 and requested everyone to strictly follow the safety protocols. He expressed gratitude to the Speaker and Deputy Speaker for overseeing and systematically conducting the session and thanked the Cabinet Ministers and MLAs for their valuable suggestions and review. His vote of thanks was also extended towards Chief Secretary, DGP, ACS, HoDs and other officials for their role in the session.Speaker, Shri L.B. Das, in his valedictory address, thanked the Chief Minister, Cabinet Ministers, MLAs, government officials and Press media for their active participation and role in the successful completion of the session.The House was then adjourned Sine-Die by the Speaker.-IPR