Assembly Secretariat holds sensitisation programme for officials at Yanam

The Assembly Secretariat in association with the Office of the Principal Accountant General (Audit-II), Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, on Monday organised an audit sensitisation programme for government employees of Yanam region.

The programme held at the Government College, Yanam, was aimed at sensitising government officials on the need for proper audit of accounts and proper utilisation of funds. The officials were imparted lessons on planning of budget, efficient utilisation of funds and on the need for following rules and regulations while executing projects and schemes, the Assembly Secretariat said.

Around 75 officials serving in various departments in Yanam region and 16 legislators attended the sensitisation programme. Speaker R. Selvam, Principal Accountant General (Audit-II) Tamil Nadu and Puducherry .K. P Anand, Leader of Opposition R. Siva, Chairman of Public Accounts Committee K.S.P Ramesh and Chairman of Estimates Committee A.M.H Nazeem were among those attended the programme.

AIADMK flays Speaker

Puducherry unit secretary of AIADMK A. Anbalgan has reiterated his charge against Mr. Selvam of flouting parliamentary conventions and rules. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, the party secretary said Mr. Selvam has been flouting parliamentary conventions and rules since he assumed the post of Speaker. He has been holding official level meetings, announcing schemes and attending party functions, the AIADMK leader said.

“Mr. Selvam has developed the practice of attending and chairing all Assembly committees. In the past, Speakers never used to chair or even attend Assembly Committee meetings. Mr. Selvam not only attends the meetings but also chairs the meetings of various committees. He should have allowed the Public Accounts Committee and Public Estimates Committee to hold the meeting held at Yanam on Monday but instead he preferred to chair the meeting,” Mr. Anbalagan said.

Published - December 17, 2024 12:01 am IST