 "President okays ordinance for Uttarakhand's expenditure beyond April 1")
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.