Thiruvananthapuram: The Public Administration Department has canceled the order allocating Rs 29.82 lakh for the treatment of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at the Mayo Clinic in the US. The revised order of the Public Administration Accounts Division states that the order is revoked due to a factual error.
The first order was issued on April 13 allocating money for the treatment of the Chief Minister. According to the order, the Chief Minister had on March 30 submitted an application to the Public Administration Department allocating Rs 29.82 lakh for the treatment. On further inspection, the Chief Minister had in his earlier order directed that if the amount was found to have been transferred irregularly or in excess, the said amount should be repaid.
The office of the Chief Minister usually submits the application on behalf of the Chief Minister. The order said that the application was submitted directly by the Chief Minister. On further investigation, the government assessed that it was not appropriate to say in the order issued by its own department to the Chief Minister that if the amount was found to have been misappropriated, it should be reimbursed. It is learned that the decision to cancel the order was taken due to such factual errors in the order. The CM went to the US for treatment from January 11 to 26.
English Summary: Allotting 29.82 lakh for Treatment of CM Pinarayi Vijayan, Order has been canceled