SHILLONG: Meghalaya Government on Wednesday decided to enhance the price limit of the vehicles to be allotted to VIPs and officials of the Government.
Speaking to media persons after the Cabinet meeting here , Deputy Chief Minister, Prestone Tynsong defended the move of the decision saying that earlier there was no price limit for vehicles of the Governor and the Chief Minister but now the Government has put up a ceiling upto Rs 40 lakh for the vehicle of the Governor and the Chief Minister
He also said that the price limit for vehicles of Deputy Chief Minister, Cabinet Ministers, Chief Secretary is now upto Rs 20 lakh which was Rs 15 lakhs earlier.
Similarly, price limit for vehicles of Additional Chief Secretary, DGP, principal Secretary is now upto Rs 12 lakh which was Rs 10 lakhs earlier.
The price limit on the vehicles of for Secretary, Deputy Commissioner, IGP is now upto Rs 9 lakhs lakhs , Rs 7.5 lakh for Heads of the department and Rs 7 lakhs for the District level officers
Tynsong said that the old price limits were totally irrelevant since the prices of the vehicles have gone up now.
When asked if the decision was a matter of prestige or comfort, he said that the decision was a matter of necessity.
He said that the Government revised the price limits of the vehicle in every 3-4 years and if the Government did not fix a maximum rate for vehicles, then even a DC or SP may buy vehicles worth Rs 20-30 lakhs
He also said the Government is sending a good message to the people of the state with the decision since all these years, there was no price limit on the vehicles of the Governor and Chief Minister and they could have bought vehicles even upto Rs 2-3 crores.