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PANAJI
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has delegated his powers for according financial sanctions for expenditure between Rs 50-lakh to Rs 5-crore to a group of three ministers -- PWD and Transport Minister Sudin Dhavalikar, Urban Development Minister Francisco D’Souza and Town and Country Planning Minister Vijai Sardesai.
The Chief Minister, before his departure to Mumbai for a “further medical check-up” held a series of meetings as ministers, officials, CCP councillors and others streamed in to visit the Chief Minister before he departed to Delhi.
BJP leader Francisco D’Souza who was among the leaders to met the Chief Minister in the morning confirmed that the Chief Minister has verbally informed them of the arrangement of three senior ministers taking decisions which would otherwise be taken by the Chief Minister.
“The Chief Minister seemed healthy and spoke clearly. He has told us that all decisions between Rs 50-lakh and up to Rs 5 crore will be taken by the three senior-most ministers. We are waiting for the official order in this regard,” D’Souza told The Goan.
