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Payment from the discretionary Grants by Ministers on the eve of general elections .

Election Commission letter No. 437/6/89 Dated the 7th November, 1989 to the Chief Electoral Officers of all States and Union Territories.
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Sub:- Payment from the discretionary Grants of Ministers on the eve of general elections - Regarding.

I am directed to forward herewith a copy of Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi, letter No. 26/4/89, Public dated 3rd November, 1989, on the above subject and to request you to insert the instructions in the booklet containing `Consolidated Instructions of the Election Commission of India' and to treat it as a part of the standing instructions contained in that booklet.

Kindly acknowledge receipt.

--------------------------------------------No. 26/4/89, Public

---------------------------------Government of India, Bharat Sarkar

---------------------------------Ministry of Home Affairs/Grih Mantralaya

To

The Chief Secretary

(All States and Union Territories)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------New Delhi,
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dated: 3rd November, 1989

Sub:- Payments from the Discretionary Grants of Ministers on the eve of Lok Sabha Election - Setting up of a convention.

Sir,

I am directed to refer to this Ministry's Confidential letter No. 26/4/84 Public dated: 24-11-1984 on the subject mentioned above and to request that the conventions referred to in this Ministry's Confidential letter No. 20/1/77-FFG, dated the 28th January, 1977 (Copy with a copy of enclosures enclosed for ready reference) may kindly be strictly observed in view of the forthcoming Lok Sabha Election.

No. 26/4/89-Public
------------------------------------------------------- Dated: 3-11-1989

Copy forwarded for information to:-

1. The Secretary, Election Commission, Nirvachan Sadan, Ashok Road, New Delhi.

-------------------------------------------------------No. 20/1/77-FFG

--------------------------------------------Government of India/Bharat Sarkar

--------------------------------------------Ministry of Home Affairs/Grih Mantralaya

To

The Chief Secretary
(All States and Union Territories).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------New Delhi,
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dated: 28th January, 1977

Sub:- Payments from the Discretionary Grants of Ministers on the eve of Election - Setting up of a convention.

Sir,

I am directed to invite a reference to this Ministry's Confidential Circular letter No. 5/3/68-Poll..III dated 29th October, 1969 (copy enclosed) addressed to Chief Secretaries to the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations regarding payments by Ministers from their Discretionary Grants on the eve of Elections. In view of the impending elections to the Lok Sabha to be held in March, 1977, I am to request that the convention mentioned therein regarding avoidance of payments out of the Discretionary Grants immediately prior to elections except in cases where it becomes absolutely necessary on compassionate grounds may kindly be strictly observed.



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