Newmai News Network Imphal | July 25 Manipur Finance Minister Y Joykumar, who is also the Deputy Chief Minister, today said that the Government is yet to plan about the implementation of 7th Pay Commission or its equivalent pay to its employees. He was replying to a question raised by MLA K. Ranjit Singh during the 5th day of the ongoing 11th Manipur Legislative Assembly Session, 2017. Joykumar further stated that the number of State Government employees excluding college and schoolteachers, judicial staff, contract and muster roll employees is 74,200. This figure came to be known after an enquiry by a Feedback Committee during the previous Government which was set up on December 14, 2016. Implementation of 5th and 6th Pay Commission came to effect in the year 1996 and 2006 respectively for the central Government employees whereas the same was implemented in the State in 1999 and 2010. The Deputy Chief Minister/Finance Minister also said that the Seventh Pay came to effect in July 2016 for the Central Government employees. The State Government needs some time to look into this matter since the financial position of the State is not sound, he added. Taking part in the question hour, MLA Kangabok A/c O Surjakumar Singh drew attention of the house asking the total expenditure incurred so far for various advertisements of different departments made in the media by the present Government. IPR Minister Th. Biswajit Singh replied that the total expenditure for advertisement is Rs. 55,00,371 and the total budget of IPR Department is 18 Crores (2017-18) including 10 crores for Manipur State Journalist Welfare Scheme. Replying to a question raised by MLA K. Meghachandra Singh regarding the sudden transfer of doctors from PHC Khoirom, PHC Charangpat and CHC Yairipok, Health Minister L. Jayantakumar Singh stated in the house that the transfer of doctors is a part of rationalization policy of the Government. Minister Jayantakumar also maintained that 300 numbers of doctors will be recruited through Manipur Public Service Commission in order to meet the shortage of doctors in the state within a short period. The total number of job seekers registered in the State Employment Exchange till January 31, 2017 is 8,16,888 out of which 571,583 are male and 245,305 are female. This was stated in the house by the Labour and Employment Minister Th. Radheshyam Singh.