Dimapur, July 19 (EMN): Advisor for Prisons, Printing & Stationery H Haiying and Advisor for Law & Justice Dr Longriniken met Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju at New Delhi on July 19 2018.
In the meeting with the Union Minister, Haiying appraised the home minister on the present condition of Central jail at Dimapur and ten sub-jails in the district of Nagaland.
The advisor also submitted a proposal on modernization and infrastructure development of central jail Dimapur and district sub-jails in the state; establishment of a women jail at Dimapur; construction of modern jail at Dimapur; construction of open prisons in Dimapur and Kohima. He further appealed the union minister to look into the matter on top priority.
Union Minister, Kiren Rijiju took note on the issue raised by the two advisors and assured to take up the matter seriously with the concerned ministry for sanctioning.
“In another meeting with the central ministry, Director for printing ministry of Urban Development, for the first time printing and stationery department approached the printing ministry, Advisor and his officers team from printing and stationery department had discuss the need of modernisation of government printing press infrastructures in the state and also requested the ministry to extend any possible help in infrastructure, as well as human resource development in skill labour training to operate the latest machineries in digital printing (sic),” stated Kuolie Mere, the PRO (IPR) Nagaland House Delhi.
The ‘Ministry Director’ advised them to use the latest equipment for catering the needs of assembly session and government department publication materials.
The ministry also said that any possible help will be extended to the state.
The advisor was accompanied by his official team joint director, deputy director and assistant director, the release added.
