The Nagaland Legislative Assembly passed two Bills on the fourth day of the first session of the 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly at state capital Kohima.
Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio had moved the Nagaland Goods and Services Tax (Sixth Amendment) Bill and the Nagaland Fire & Emergency Services Bill, 2021 on 23 March 2023 for consideration which the House agreed to pass on Monday.
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Introduced the Nagaland GST Bill, Rio had said that the Nagaland Goods and Services Tax (Sixth Amendment) Bill will make the Nagaland Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 ‘more comprehensive’. He said that the Bill will make the law in sync with the central legislation.
Rio had stressed on the need for regulations on fire safety measures in the state to minimise fire incidents and other hazards, save lives of citizens and reduce loss to properties.
Annual Administrative Reports 2022-2023
On Monday, the Chief Minister also laid the Annual Administrative Reports 2022-2023 of the following Departments in the NLA – Personnel and Administrative Reforms; Fisheries & Aquatic Resources; Transport; Soil & Water Conservation; Nagaland Public Works Department; Sericulture; Information & Public Relations; Information Technology & Communication.
Rio also laid the Nagaland Lokayukta Annual Report, 2022 and Nagaland Ceiling on Government Guarantee Rules, 2022.
Annual Administrative Reports of Tourism; Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Horticulture departments were also laid by the respective Ministers on the fourth day of the first session of the 14th NLA.
Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio also presented the Supplementary Demand for Grants for the year 2022 -2023. Further, he laid the Review of the Trends in Receipts and Expenditure for the First, Second and Third quarter of the year 2022-23, as required under Section 11 of the Nagaland Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2005.
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