KL Report

SRINAGAR

Dr. Haseeb A. Drabu, Minister for Finance, Labour & Employment and Culture, called on NN. Vohra, Governor, at the Raj Bhavan Jammu on Saturday.

This was Drabu’s first meeting with the Governor after taking charge.

The Governor and the Finance Minister according to government spokesman discussed several important issues flowing from the Finance Commission’s Award which provides significant financial support to the State in the next 5 years, issues of Cooperative federalism, effective fiscal management for advancing the pace of socio-economic development of the State etc. The Governor also discussed with the Finance Minister the need for timely decisions to regularize casual employees engaged in the past 15 years and more and, side by side, ensure against any fresh inductions being allowed unless clear vacancies existed along with budgetary support.

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