In Manipur, the monsoon session of the Manipur Legislative Assembly begins from today. The budget session will continue till the 5th of next month and have 11 sittings. This is the first full-fledged assembly session of Manipur after the recently concluded Manipur Legislative Assembly Election, 2022.<br />''<br />''In today's session, the Minister of Power Th. Bishorjit on behalf of the Chief Minister who is out of the State laid the State Budget of Rupees thirty-four thousand nine hundred thirty crore for the financial year 2022-23 in the house. Out of the total budget, an amount of Rupees seventeen thousand nine hundred fourteen crore will be revenue expenditure while the capital outlay is Rupees nine thousand two hundred seventy-two crore.<br />''<br />''Six bills were introduced during the session today. These bills include the Code of Criminal Procedure (Manipur Third Amendment) Bill, 2022, the Manipur Goods and Services Tax (Fifth Amendment) Bill, 2022, the Manipur Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2022,<br />''<br />''Earlier, the Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Sapam Ranjan moved the Motion of Thanks on the Governor's Address which was delivered on the first session of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly session held in the early part of this year. The Minister said that the Governor's Address had highlighted the presence of a proactive and committed government and the effort of the government to accelerate the vaccination program against COVID-19.<br />''<br />''The session began today with Obituary References made on the demise of a former member of the House and on the loss of lives due to a landslide in the Noney district of Manipur on the intervening night of the 29th and 30th of last month.<br />