State gears up for Mera Houchongba celebration

IMPHAL | Sept 16

In continuation to the review meeting to assess the projects being taken up by various departments, chief minister, N. Biren today chaired the review meeting of 14 departments to discuss the targets of the developmental to be completed in the current year 2017-18.

The review meeting was held at the cabinet hall.

During the meeting, N. Biren asserted that the need of the hour is to give priority on the public oriented developmental works for the growth and progress of the State. He stated that if the government cannot provide or deliver good governance and benefits to the poorest of the poor of the State then there is no significance of the having a government. 

While discussing the schemes under IT department, He said that IT is one such area which is in the priority list of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, without Information Technology we cannot bring a digital revolution in the State.

Further he said that the Common Service Centres (CSCs) operating in the State should act as service points for various welfare schemes of different departments. He said that any Nationalised bank that are willing to provide assistance to the people would be given advantage to open up their branches in the hilly areas of the State.

The review meeting continued for around four hours which include IT, TA and hills, tourism, higher and technical education, school education, YAS, SCERT, health, revenue etc. setting up of digital village, digitisation of cadastral maps and integration with records of rights, decentralised recruitment of teachers, transparent and automated transfer policy etc. were discussed during the meeting.

Cabinet ministers, chief secretary, administrative secretaries, commissioners and directors of various departments attended the meeting.

Houchongba preparation:

Chief minister, N. Biren Singh also chaired the first State level organising committee meeting for the celebration of Mera Houchongba on October 5

During the meeting, N. Biren mentioned the significance of organising State level Mera Houchongba, one of the oldest living festivals in the world, in bringing unity and solidarity among different communities living in the State.

He said that celebrating such festival would build and revive the unity and integrity of the State by sharing and reconnecting the traditional values of various communities of the State.

Chief Minister further directed the all the deputy commissioners to organise, mobilise and to make proper transportation of the people from various districts to make a successful participation in the festival.

A State Level Mera Houchongba committee was also constituted during the meeting with chief minister as chairman, minister for art and culture as vice chairman, commissioner art and culture as member secretary, all cabinet ministers, all MLAs, all DCs, director (Art and Culture, TA & Hills, IPR), 7 representatives of Sana Konung Thousillup, 2 representatives of Sanamahi Temple Board and 2 representatives of Kangla Fort Board as members of the Committee.

Minister for art and culture, L. Jayantakumar Singh, chief secretary, R.R Rashmi, commissioner art and culture, M. Lakshmikumar, deputy commissioners, director art and culture, K Sushila, director IPR, K. Meghachandra, representatives of Sana Konung Thousillup and Sanamahi Temple Board attended the meeting.

State gears up for Mera Houchongba celebration

IMPHAL | Sept 16

In continuation to the review meeting to assess the projects being taken up by various departments, chief minister, N. Biren today chaired the review meeting of 14 departments to discuss the targets of the developmental to be completed in the current year 2017-18.

The review meeting was held at the cabinet hall.

During the meeting, N. Biren asserted that the need of the hour is to give priority on the public oriented developmental works for the growth and progress of the State. He stated that if the government cannot provide or deliver good governance and benefits to the poorest of the poor of the State then there is no significance of the having a government. 

While discussing the schemes under IT department, He said that IT is one such area which is in the priority list of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, without Information Technology we cannot bring a digital revolution in the State.

Further he said that the Common Service Centres (CSCs) operating in the State should act as service points for various welfare schemes of different departments. He said that any Nationalised bank that are willing to provide assistance to the people would be given advantage to open up their branches in the hilly areas of the State.

The review meeting continued for around four hours which include IT, TA and hills, tourism, higher and technical education, school education, YAS, SCERT, health, revenue etc. setting up of digital village, digitisation of cadastral maps and integration with records of rights, decentralised recruitment of teachers, transparent and automated transfer policy etc. were discussed during the meeting.

Cabinet ministers, chief secretary, administrative secretaries, commissioners and directors of various departments attended the meeting.

Houchongba preparation:

Chief minister, N. Biren Singh also chaired the first State level organising committee meeting for the celebration of Mera Houchongba on October 5

During the meeting, N. Biren mentioned the significance of organising State level Mera Houchongba, one of the oldest living festivals in the world, in bringing unity and solidarity among different communities living in the State.

He said that celebrating such festival would build and revive the unity and integrity of the State by sharing and reconnecting the traditional values of various communities of the State.

Chief Minister further directed the all the deputy commissioners to organise, mobilise and to make proper transportation of the people from various districts to make a successful participation in the festival.

A State Level Mera Houchongba committee was also constituted during the meeting with chief minister as chairman, minister for art and culture as vice chairman, commissioner art and culture as member secretary, all cabinet ministers, all MLAs, all DCs, director (Art and Culture, TA & Hills, IPR), 7 representatives of Sana Konung Thousillup, 2 representatives of Sanamahi Temple Board and 2 representatives of Kangla Fort Board as members of the Committee.

Minister for art and culture, L. Jayantakumar Singh, chief secretary, R.R Rashmi, commissioner art and culture, M. Lakshmikumar, deputy commissioners, director art and culture, K Sushila, director IPR, K. Meghachandra, representatives of Sana Konung Thousillup and Sanamahi Temple Board attended the meeting.