Guv Ravi returns Bills, TN govt set to adopt them again
Chennai, Nov 16: Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi has returned bills sent to him by the government for his assent and the state is all set to get them passed again in a special sitting of the Assembly on November 18.
Speaking to reporters at Tiruvannamalai, Speaker M Appavu said a special sitting of the Assembly will be held on Saturday.
On the purpose of the special meet, he said he has learnt that Governor Ravi has returned to the government several bills sent to him for his assent.
The state government intends getting such bills adopted again immediately, and hence the Assembly will meet on November 18, he added.
The DMK regime has recently approached the Supreme Court accusing the Raj Bhavan of sitting over bills passed by the Assembly.
At least 12 bills were pending besides, 4 official orders and a file related to the premature release of 54 prisoners. The number of bills returned to the government by Governor Ravi is not clear. The Assembly had been adjourned sine die in October.
The apex court on November 10 had termed as a "matter of serious concern" the alleged delay by Governor Ravi in giving assent to bills passed by the Assembly. It sought the Centre's response on the state government's petition accusing the Raj Bhavan of "sitting over" 12 bills.
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Govt terminates services of IMF ED K V Subramanian 6 months ahead of tenure
New Delhi, May 4 (PTI): Six months ahead of his three-year tenure, the government has terminated the services of K V Subramanian as the executive director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), sources said on Saturday.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has terminated Subramanian's services effective April 30, 2025, they added.
The reasons for Subramanian's exit have not been officially announced.
The sources said the government would soon find his replacement to be nominated to the IMF board.
According to the sources, Subramanian is learnt to have raised questions about the IMF's datasets, which did not go down well in the corridors of the multilateral agency.
Besides, the sources said, concerns were raised over an "alleged impropriety" relating to the promotion and publicity of his latest book, "India @ 100".
Subramanian was appointed as the executive director (India) at the IMF with effect from November 1, 2022 for a period of three years. Prior to this, he served as the chief economic adviser to the government.
The executive board of the IMF is composed of 25 directors (executive directors or EDs) elected by the member countries or groups of countries.
India is in a four-country constituency, along with Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan as members.
