Lok Sabha passes Manipur Appropriation Bill, 2025
The Lok Sabha approved the Manipur Appropriation Bill, 2025. This happened despite opposition members' sloganeering regarding Bihar electoral rolls. The bill allows funds from Manipur's Consolidated Fund for the current financial year. Nirmala Sitharaman criticized the opposition for disrupting proceedings. She highlighted an additional allocation of Rupees 2,898 crore for Manipur.
ANI Lok Sabha passes Manipur Appropriation Bill The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Manipur Appropriation Bill, 2025, amid sloganeering by opposition members over revision of Bihar electoral rolls.Soon after the passing of the Bill by voice vote, Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day.Manipur Appropriation Bill, 2025 authorises payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of the State of Manipur for the services of the current financial year.The mentioned Bill was passed without any discussion as opposition members did not relent.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slammed the opposition over disrupting the Lok Sabha proceedings and said while they talk of Manipur, they do not want money to go to the state, which is under President's rule.
Speaking on the Manipur Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2025, Sitharaman said, "When the government brings a Budget for Manipur - allocating funds for its development - the Opposition neither listens to it nor has the courage to engage with it."She announced that the government has made an additional allocation of Rs 2,898 crore for Manipur, of which Rs 1,667 crore will be spent under the Capital Head and Rs 1,231 crore under the Revenue Head.The additional fund allocation is said to support rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), security-related expenditure, deployment charges for CAPFs, prepayment of high-interest loans and additional support under SASCI.
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