Proposal for Bank of Baroda branch gets Peren DPDB green signal

DIMAPUR — The monthly District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) meeting of the Peren district was held at the deputy commissioner's (DC) conference hall in Peren on Monday under the chairmanship of DC and Vice Chairman of DPDB Peren, Hiazu Meru.

A DIPR report stated that the board deliberated on various agenda items of the day and recommended proposals to the concerned departments for final approval.

The proposal for the opening of a Bank of Baroda branch in Jalukie, proposed by the DPDB chairman, was approved and forwarded to the State Level Bankers' Committee (SLBC) under the State Finance Commission.

The proposal for establishing an Agriculture and Allied Activities Demonstration Farm at Pedi, proposed by the DC, was also approved and recommended to the concerned department. The board constituted a committee to oversee the project, with the DC of Peren as its convenor.

Following the agenda deliberations, Programme Manager of NagaEd, Kipenpongla Jamir, delivered a PowerPoint presentation highlighting the organisation's interventions in government schools across the Peren district and its ongoing educational programmes in collaboration with the Education department.

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The board also reviewed the status of agendas discussed in previous meetings, including the adoption of Peren Government College, the adoption of government schools and hospitals, and the adoption of one village under each RD Block for streamlining the functioning of village development boards (VDBs) and village councils. Other agendas reviewed included the monthly mass social work, the construction of office buildings, the attendance of officials and staff in offices, and the Officers' Club.