ITANAGAR, May 10:Governor BD Mishra met the heads of departments of Upper Siang District at Yingkiong today. In his continuing effort to reach out to the people in the border districts and to know more about them, the Governor interacted with the government officials. He shared his views and ideas, while the officials briefed him about schemes, programmes and projects implemented in the district.   

The Governor exhorted the officials to bring maximum development for the welfare of the people. He said that development must be seen on the ground and for that they must follow the golden rules of transparency, accountability, continuity, review and audit and midterm correction, wherever it is required. We have to rise above the bar of corruption, mismanagement, discontinuity and opaqueness and also plug the leakage of fund, he added.

Emphasizing on punctuality, discipline and sincerity amongst the government officials, the Governor advised them to do away with ‘lackadaisical approach’. He underscored that they must have positive attitude and meet the people. They must listen to the challenges of common public and as a professional and technical person, explore innovative ways to mitigate the problems to best of their abilities.

The Governor emphasized that the officials must do more other than their charter of duties.

Referring to training component under some programmes, the Governor called upon the officials to motivate the trained youth to stand on their own feet by becoming entrepreneurs and self-employed. Advise them to avail subsidized loan and start their enterprises instead of government jobs, he said.

The Governor suggested the officials to go for Public Private Partnership in implementing innovative projects instead of depending on allocation of government fund and waiting for it.

Reiterating on strengthening education and health sectors, the Governor said that if we want to be a vibrant and prosperous nation, we must take care of our children. They are the catalyst for development and prosperity. Therefore, they must be healthy, educated and provided adequate opportunities to excel to fullest of their ability.

The Governor stressed on separate functional toilets from girl students in every educational institution. He also advised the education officers to visit schools and check the malpractices in the implementation of midday meals.

The Governor said that quality of midday meals must be good and palatable and quantity must be adequate.

Earlier, the Deputy Commissioner Duli Kamduk briefed the Governor on the developmental scenario of the District.     

On the second day at Yingkiong, the Governor paid a site visit to the Gandhi Bridge, located at 3.5 km from Yingkiong. The Public Works Department, Yingkiong Division Executive Engineer, Er RN Singh briefed the Governor about the 300 meters long suspension bridge over River Siang, which connects number of sub-divisions and circle headquarters on the right bank.

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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