Ram Naik gives ascent to UP Revenue Code (Amendment) Ordinance

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik today gave his assent to UP Revenue Code (Amendment) Ordinance 2015, a Raj Bhawan spokesman said here.

The state government had sent the ordinance to the Governor for his approval for the amendment in UP Revenue Code 2006.

The Governor took the decision keeping in view the urgency of the subject as there was possibility of convening winter session of UP Assembly in the last week of January, the spokesman said.

Yesterday, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had written a letter to the Governor informing him that a proposal to convene winter session of the state assembly in the last week of January would be discussed in the next meeting of the cabinet.

Earlier,during a meeting with the Governor on December 9, the CM discussed the winter session and Revenue Code Amendment Ordinance.

In addition to this, he also discussed appointment of new Lokayukta, nomination of Legislative Council members and other bills.