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Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio addressing the DPDB members during Kohima DPDB meeting cum felicitation programme for the newly elected members of Kohima District held in the DPDB’s Conference Hall, Kohima on 16th April 2018. Speaker NLA Er. Vikho-o Yhoshu, Advisors Neikiesalie Kire, R. Khing, Er. Zale Neikha, MLA Keneizhakho Nakhro and DC Kohima, Rajesh Soundararajan IAS also seen in the picture.[/caption]
Dimapur, April 16 (EMN): The Kohima District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) meeting-cum-felicitation programme for the newly elected members from the district was held April 16 under the chairmanship of Advisor to Youth Resources and Sports; and Chairman of Kohima DPDB, Zale Neikha.
Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio; Speaker Vikho-o Yhoshu; Advisor to Rural Development Neikiesalie Kire; Advisor to Veterinary and Animal Husbandry, and Women Resources R Khing; and MLA Keneizhakho Nakhro attended the programme, according to a DIPR report.
Recalling his entry to the DPDB as area council chairman way back in the early 1980s, Rio said the board has made much progress over the years. He said that people belonging to the capital were more privileged than others; likewise officers posted at the capital.
“Today Nagaland is much better in law and order situation however the real peace has not reached, and therefore the potentials of the people or the youth has not been fully exploited, said Rio and reminded to collectively serve the people as public servant and government servant to ease life and to uplift the economy of the people particularly in rural areas,” the DIPR report read.
Rio remarked that the Naga people have no concern for economy ‘as we do not have work culture’. Reminding that the economy of Nagaland was agrarian, he requested all the heads of department of the district to work closely with the villagers and built their economy.
“He opined that whatever schemes have been given to one village in a year or for a period can be monitored by the deputy commissioner for any overlapping or duplication and come up with an annual progress report of utilizing the local area developing fund or respective departments, village-wise, which would be transparent in nature and also would give responsibilities for the officers or the villagers to implement the scheme,” it stated.
He reminded that the state government has called for a mass social work on April 21 while inviting each citizen to “clean up the city and clear up the drainage and culverts so that water can flow freely”.
In his introductory remark, Zale Neikha requested cooperation of all the elected members. “Kohima being the capital of the state, our dedication and responsibilities are more, compared with our counterparts,” said Neikha.
Short speeches were also delivered by Yhoshu, Kire, Khing and Nakhro, the report stated.
