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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.
______________________________________________________________________
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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