New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday gave his nod to an ordinance to authorise expenditure beyond April 1 in Uttarakhand, which is under central rule, official sources said.
"The president signed on the ordinance yesterday (Thursday)," a union home ministry official told IANS.
The union government on Wednesday approved an ordinance to authorise government expenditure in Uttarakhand from April 1 in view of President`s Rule in the hill state.
A union cabinet meeting presided over by Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the absence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the decision.
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