THIRUVANATHAPURAM: The first budget session of the Assembly after the UDF Government assumed office will begin on June 24, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said here on Wednesday.Briefing mediapersons about the Cabinet decisions, the Chief Minister said that the session in which the budget and vote-on-account would be presented, would continue till July 20.“The government has decided to recommend to the Governor for commencing the budget session from June 24. The revised budget will be presented in the session”, he said.Chandy said the election of Deputy Speaker would not be held on June 1 and 2 as was announced earlier. “On these dates, only the Speaker will be elected. It is the Speaker who would decide the date of election of the Deputy Speaker”, he said.The Cabinet also decided to increase the aid given for unwed tribal mothers in Wayanad. “The issue was discussed in the high-level meeting of the police officers on Monday. The number of such unmarried mothers has been pegged at 910. The Police Department’s figure is much higher.“The previous government had fixed a pension of Rs 300 for these women. The new government has decided to raise it to Rs 1,000 and each of them will be given one acre of land. In addition, funds will be allotted from the budget of the ST Department for building houses for them,” he said. He added that strong legal measures would be taken against those who exploit such vulnerable women.The Cabinet decided to appoint Rajiv Sadanandan as the new Secretary of the Health Department. Kudumbhasree Mission director Sarada Muraleedharan and Excise Commissioner Anil Xavier have been given additional charge as secretaries of Social Welfare Department and Labour Department respectively.
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