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Arunachal Pradesh governor expresses concern about the lobourers and contingency staffs

| | May 01, 2017, at 01:48 am
Guwahati, Apr 30 (IBNS) : Arunachal Pradesh governor P.B. Acharya chaired a meeting along with Chief Minister Pema Khandu to discuss various social issues at Raj Bhavan, Itanagar on Saturday.

The governor emphasized that on the International Workers’ Day, we should strengthen our welfare projects of labourers and contingency staffs.

He asked the Chief Minister to initiate steps towards benefits like Earned Leave, pension, accommodation for the contingency staffs and labourers and also providing basic provisions under Food Security Act and other central projects.

The governor also suggested the Chief Minister to create Department of Tribal Dialects in the Universities in the line with Department of Foreign Languages.

It may recalled that on the initiative of the Governor, eight universities i.e. Mumbai University, SNDT University, Symbiosis University, Pune, Karve University (Pune), NITTE Medical University, Mangalore, Alva Education Foundation, Moodubidire, Karnataka and Manipal University in Mangaluru have started six-month Tribal Dialect (N.E.) Course.

Acharya also dwelled in length on the Autonomous Welfare Board of Puroik Community. It may be mentioned here that on the initiative of the Governor, Autonomous Welfare Board is constituted.

He also took personal initiative through Indian National Fellowship Centre, Mumbai for other welfare programmes for the Puroiks including free general nursing course for four persons and educational and emotional cum integration home stay and tour for 20 youth in Mumbai and Pune, Goa on June 2-15.

The governor was informed that the State Cabinet has approved the constitution of the Development board and notification of Puroik Development Board will be issued by soon.

The governor, while recalling his visit to lone cremation ground at Karsingsa called for at least three cremation grounds for Hindus, especially Non-Tribals in the city.

He expressed his dismay that inspite of have huge population, there is no proper cremation or burial grounds. It is unfortunate that the bereaved family members have to go to neighbouring State to perform the last rites of their loved ones.

Ashish Kundra, Commissioner of Finance department, J. Angu, Secretary of Food and Civil Supplies, Nitika Pawar, Special Secretary of Social Justice, Empowerment and Tribal Affairs, L. Borang, Director of Food & Civil Supplies, K. Dolo, Joint Director of Rural Development and Vinod P. Kavle, Secretary to governor were present in the meeting.

 

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)

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