Pasighat, Jun 21: The 55th death anniversary of late Dr. Daying Ering was observed at his final resting place in Pasighat. Heartfelt tributes were paid to the Architect of Modern Arunachal by members of Oting-Oyin and  Asung-Osak comprising descendents of late Taadi Ering and late Susok Tasung Ering. The members earlier organised a social service at the cemetery of the late leader.
Ering, an Architect of Modern Arunachal ,is survived by 4 children, two daughters and two sons. His son Ninong Ering, former Union Minister of State, is currently serving as a Member of Legislative Assembly of 37th Pasighat west constituency and his daughter, Ponung Ering Angu who served as joint director of WCD before her retirement and presently President of APLS East Siang is also a writer of repute known for her literary works.
Dr. Daying Ering was born on 11 December 1929 at Runne village near Pasighat in 1929. He started his career in the Indian Frontier Administrative Service. Later, in 1963, he was nominated as a Member of the Lok Sabha from NEFA by the President of India. He was later appointed as the Parliament Secretary and a Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
In 1964, he chaired the Ering Commission, an investigative body looking into governmental decentralization. The Commission's report, in 1965, recommended a four-tier system of local government, and heavily influenced the adoption of the Panchayati Raj system.
And on 21st June 1970, he took his last breath at Arunachal Bhawan in Shillong.
The Daying Ering Memorial Wild Life Sanctuary in the East Siang district is named after him. Other places and institutions and places named after him include the Daying Ering College of Teachers' Education, Daying Ering Memorial Middle School, Daying Ering Memorial Higher Secondary School Pasighat, Daying Ering Wildlife Foundation Eco-Development Society and Daying Ering Colony. DIPRO

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