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V Kezo, OSD of finance department, speaking at the 13th biennial general conference of the Pochury Gazetted Officers Forum (PGOF) in Kohima on September 28.[/caption]
Kohima, Sep. 28 (EMN): Expounding that a right time has come for all to contribute something for change, State gazetted officers were asked to take upon the role of agent for change and live by example.
Officer on Special Duty (OSD) of Finance Department, V Kezo said this while addressing the 13th biennial general conference of the Pochury Gazetted Officers Forum (PGOF) held at De Oriental Grand Hotel, Kohima, on September 28 as the guest speaker.
Stating that human life or social institutions do not get transformed overnight except through violence and bloodshed, Kezo emphasised on change or otherwise ‘we will be fit for extinction.’
In this context, Kezo called upon the Pochury Gazetted Officers Forum to be an agent of change and live by example stating that the right time has come for all of us to contribute something for a change.
To the officers, he said with a career ahead of you, it is an opportunity to make something that may contribute something to the organisation or the society and create positive experiences and emotions. He encouraged them to do something in order to bring a positive outcome in the years ahead.
In his presidential address, Fineson Pojar, said it was important to involve in the social organisation like PGOF where the Pochury officers can unite, share, strengthen, uplift ourselves as well as the community. He said the Pochury gazette officers were lesser than even from a single village alone when compared to major tribes. He, however, called upon the members not to be disheartened saying there is always hope as so long they are hard working and united.
“Though we may not have the quantity, I am sure we can have the quality if we dedicate ourselves to our own professions sincerely and keep updating our knowledge particularly in the fast-developing modern technologies,” said Pojar.
He also mentioned that the total strength of registered gazetted officers in their Forum during the year 2015-17 was 121 out of which two have retired and 1 married to other community leaving 117 numbers only including 13 new registered members this year.
Pochury Hoho Kohima president, Atari, in his short speech, said the Pochury tribe employees percentage fell far below the average of overall scores of Nagaland referring to a data. He said Pochury tribe constituted 0.83% of the State government employees in the year 1998, while it was 0.73% in 2010.
Stating that Pochury tribe stood second least with 1.74% from the bottom after Khiamniungan tribe in 1998 and 1.61% in 2010, he suggested PGOF to ascertain the exact employed percentage at present.
‘If we neglect our own people or families, our society may shrink and diminished. Our future is bleak if our community does not want us in head counting. So our attitude towards own brother and sisters as well as others should be in parallel,’ said Atari.
