78.2% IDA MERGER- REDRAFTING OF CABINET NOTE COMPLETED.

Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, Advisor and Com.K.G.Jayaraj, General Secretary have today, the 10th December, 2015 met Shri.S.K.Jain, DDG (Establishment) and Shri.Prachish Khanna, Director (Estt), DOT and had a detailed discussion on 78.2% IDA merger. They have stated that the redrafting of the cabinet note incorporating the clarifications sought by the Department of Expenditure is completed. Now it will be submitted to the Member (Services), Member (Finance), Secretary, DOT and the Minister of Communications for approval. Thereafter the cabinet note will be submitted to the Cabinet.

CHQ will be pursuing the issue at all the levels in DOT and once the cabinet note is sent to Department of Expenditure, we are trying to meet the Finance Minister for early approval.