ITANAGAR, Oct 9: Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) while addressing the ‘Special’ Assembly session requested the Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu's help for increasing the tenure of IAS and IPS Officers of senior rank to minimum of 3 to 4 years and minimum of 5 years for junior rank IAS and IPS officers in Arunachal Pradesh in public interest and in the larger context of the development of the State.
The Governor said that in the run up to the 75th Independence Day, Arunachal Pradesh is poised to prominently change the State’s developmental landscape by completing the Hollongi Greenfield Airport which we aim to inaugurate in August 2022. The strategically important Sela Tunnel project, that is going to provide all weather connectivity and boost tourism in the western part of the State, will also be operational soon. The twin turbines of 500 MW capacity of the 2,000MW Lower Subansiri Hydro-Electric Power project (LSHEP), which is being developed by the National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC), will also be completed soon.
The Governor congratulated Chief Minister Pema Khandu for his vision for a digital Arunachal. He said that Khandu is the one who has initiated the e-office and e-Pragati initiatives - aiming to improve efficiency and quality of Governance and administration and he personally monitors the developmental progresses through e-Pragati.
Mishra commended the Speaker Pasang Dorjee Sona, who spearheaded the 'e-Vidhan' initiative for its business. "Our Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly has become India's 3rd and North Eastern state's 1st Paperless Assembly in implementing high-tech solutions, i.e., "e-Vidhan Application", he said.
The Governor congratulated the Assembly house for successfully conducting its last four sessions through e-Vidhan Application. 

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