Issue 29 - Arunachalipr.gov.in

6 The Arun Information Friday, August 2, 2013
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CM visits various sites...
to accommodate at least a company of
the CRPF. However, infrastructure and
basic amenities like water and power
supply will have to be established. Tuki
asked the concerned authorities to go
ahead with the proposal for further
action by the government.
He then visited the Urban
Development complex at Lekhi
Village that comprises of a threestoried
market-complex, a housing
complex and an auditorium. While the
market and housing complexes are
...(contd. from P-1)
Govt. set to implement...
wheat for Rs.2.00 per Kg.
Since total roll out of the programme
would need extensive and exhaustive
exercise as per the provision of National
Food Security Ordinance 2013,
therefore, the Department was asked
to start preparing immediately at large
scale.
Chief Minister has constituted a
Committee under the Chairmanship
of Chief Secretary with Development
Commissioner (Finance), Commissioner
to CM, Secretary (Planning)
and Secretary (Law) as Members and
...(contd. from P-1)
Poor connectivity & infrastructures...
The Governor said that India
has to look at China in a pragmatic
manner because of a wide gap in
the capabilities of the two countries.
Highlighting at the positive note of the
India-Sino relationship, the Governor
said despite the 1962 border conflict
and both the countries being unable
to resolve their border dispute, not a
single shot had been fired in anger by
either side since 1967 which was a
big achievement.
Dr. C. Raja Mohan, Distinguished
Fellow, ORF delivered his talk on
‘India’s China Policy’, while Dr.
Manoj Joshi, Defence Analyst and
Distinguished Fellow, ORF spoke on
‘China-India Border Issues’. Professor
...(contd. from P-1)
Union MoS inspects...
additional class rooms building funded
by him under MPLAD.
Later he held a development
meeting with the local officers and
PRI members at Paglam. He also
extended his tour to Keba village
to review the progress of Keba
community hall construction which was
...(contd. from P-1)
Ering calls for public hearing...
it is necessary to welcome Simang
hydropower project on priority.
The DC Srivastava in her
reply informed that awareness
programs are being carried out by
the administration so that public
can understand the benefits of the
upcoming project. To meet our own
requirement, there is an urgent need
Launching its flagship world drug report
2012, United Nations Office on Drug and
Crime (UNODC) said, “Heroin, cocaine
and other drugs continue to kill around
200,000 people a year, shattering families
and bringing misery to thousands of other
people, insecurity and the spread of HIV”.
Enormity of substance abuse problem
in India is no less different. Its magnitude
can well be understood with a survey, over a
decade back pointing out that over 73 million
persons were using alcohol and drugs.
The geographical location of the country
further makes it highly vulnerable to the
problem of drug abuse and despite a number
of provisions it is rising unchecked.
Article 47 of the Constitution provides
that “... the State shall endeavour to bring
about prohibition of the consumption except
for medicinal purposes of intoxicating drinks
and of drugs which are injurious to health.”
Also the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Act, 1985, was enacted to curb
drug abuse with its section 71 containing
provision for setting up of rehabilitation and
treatment centres for addicts.
Besides, India being a signatory to
three related United Nations Conventions,
is under an international obligation to, curb
drug abuse.
Not lagging behind on the front, the
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
has been implementing the Scheme of
Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance
(Drug) Abuse since 1985-86.
The Scheme, which was revised twice
in 1994 and 1999, at present provides
financial support to NGOs and employers
mainly for creating Awareness and
Preventive Education, Drug Awareness and
CounsellingCentres (CCs), Treatment- Cum-
Rehabilitation Centres (TC), Workplace
Prevention Programme (WPP), De-addiction
Camps (ACDC), NGO forum for Drug Abuse
Prevention Innovative Interventions etc.
Apart from this, the Ministry takes up
awareness generation programme every
year disseminating information, education
and communication (IEC) materials,
organizing programmes in schools and
community, holding exhibitions and
publishing newsletters and journals.
At present there are about 41 CCs and
401 TCs are functioning with the support of
the ministry in the country.
Besides, a large number of NGO’s
are involved in this endeavour, Ministry of
social Justice and Empowerment notified in
December last year a scheme of National
Awards for Outstanding Services in the field
of Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance
(Drug) Abuse, in order to recognize the
efforts and encourage excellence in the
nearing completion, the auditorium
is lying unused. A proposal is under
consideration for allotting the complex
to the new CRPF battalion on temporary
basis till a permanent site is allocated
and established.
The Chief Minister also visited
the present headquarters of the 138
Bn of CRPF at Senki View, Itanagar.
He went around the premises and
surveyed availability of space to create
infrastructure for stationing at least one
more Company of CRPF.
Secretary (F&CS) as Member Secretary
to work out the details of implementation
of the provisions of National Food
Security Ordinance 2013 in longer run
and also for launching the scheme on
20th August 2013. The first meeting of
the Committee is scheduled to be held
on 02.8.2013.
The Committee would submit its
report by August 6 next for various
steps to be taken for implementation of
the scheme with special emphasis for
launching it on August 20 in the 3 blocks
to be decided by the state government.
Sobhanlal Dutta Gupta, Professor of
Political Science, Calcutta University
delivered lecture on the topic
‘Leadership Change in China and Its
Implications’.
Earlier in his welcome address,
Sunjoy Joshi, Director, ORF
spoke in length on the endeavor
of the organization. Ashok Dhar,
Distinguished Fellow, ORF also spoke
on the occasion. Eminent scholars,
number of important dignitaries,
ORF officials, and members of media
fraternity attended the seminar.
The outcome of the seminar will
be synthesized into a policy brief
and circulated widely among policy
makers.
also funded by him. While returning,
Ering visited Namsing village under
Mebo subdivision where he gave spot
sanction of an ambulance fulfilling the
long pending demand of the locals.
ADC Mebo O Dai, host of engineers
and officers and leaders accompanied
the minister during the tour.
to develop our huge untapped hydro
power potential capacity in the state
for economic well being and growth
of the people in the whole region,
she said and hoped that now people
can understand that it is good for
them and they will come forward to
cooperate with the government and
administration for a better tomorrow.
PIB Feature
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Know your responsibilities...
success of failure rate of the various
development schemes in the state.
We need to shed our smallness ,
come out of the cocoon of self-made
miseries and look at the wide world
outside which is full of avenues,
opportunities and possibilities. No
doubt our state is passing through a
critical phase of transition. But let us
remember, the darkest hour is nearest
the dawn. Today, there is a sense of
promise in the air that our state shall
soon assume it’s legitimate place and
unprecedented prominence in the
emerging scheme of things. What is
required is that we should be receptive
to the policies and programmes of the
government.
The bandh culture is another
nemesis that has the potential to
cripple the state permanently. The
various organizations in the state
must look for mutually rewarding
means of protest to reach mutually
agreeable solution and that the bandh
call should be the last resort. There
are array of dispensation channels
other than the dreaded bandh through
which differences can be hammered
Skill enhancement cum orientation training to
extension functionaries
AALO, July 26:
Embarking on its relentless efforts
to bridge the gap between extension
functionaries and farmers, ATMA,
West Siang district had conducted
two days skill enhancement cum
orientation training to the recently
recruited Block Technology
Managers (BTMs) and Subject
Matter Specialists (SMSs) on July 24
& 25 last at District Agriculture Office,
Aalo.
Presiding over the inaugural
session Karyom Doji, DHO focused
on paramount roles of the extension
functionaries in dissemination of
technologies to the targeted group. He
exhorted the extension functionaries
to act as facilitators, reach out to the
farming community and persuade
them to adopt new innovative
pertaining to farm production.
Speaking on the occasion,
Karbom Riram, DAO asked the
extension functionaries to deliver
their utmost efforts to transform the
agriculture scenario in the district
to shape a new dimension through
amalgamation of refined tools and
techniques which could be imbibed
through ATMA. He suggested for
coordinated efforts of BTT Chairman
and extension functionaries in each
and every blocks to effect such
noticeable and desirable changes.
The DAO also added that any
Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Causes, Effect and Control
field of prevention of substance abuse and
rehabilitation of its victims.
The Scheme is applicable to institutions
and individuals working in this field. Under
the scheme, awards will be presented every
year to the most effective or outstanding
services rendered as individuals as well
as institutions in the prevention of abuse
of alcohol; narcotic drugs; psychotropic
substances and other addictive substances.
The awards will be presented every
year, on the 26th June, which has been
declared by the United Nations as the
International Day against Drug Abuse and
Illicit Trafficking. The awards will be given
in ten different categories to institutions
and individuals. The awards will include
cash prize ranging from one lakh to five
lakhrupees. In the Institutional Category the
awards will be for
• Best Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for
Addicts (IRCA) for providing rehabilitation
services to alcoholics and drug users.
• Best Regional Resource and Training
Centre (RRTC) providing exemplary
contribution in the field of prevention of
addiction.
• Best Panchayati Raj or Municipal Body
working for prevention of alcoholism and
Substance (drug) abuse.
• Best Educational Institution doing
outstanding works in Awareness generation
and prevention of alcoholism and Substance
(drug) abuse.
• Best Non-Profit organization like an NGO
or Self Help Group, Trust or community
based set up.
• Best Research or Innovation for an
Institution which has conducted research on
issues related to addiction and has developed
new techniques on treatment and preventive
modules, etc or have undertaken innovative
measures for prevention of addiction and
evolved techniques to identify early phase
addicts.
• Best Awareness Campaign for outstanding
awareness campaign through consistent and
comprehensive coverage on addiction related
issues on sustained basis, to be awarded to
any institution or organisationother than an
educational institution.
In the Individual Category awards will be for
• Outstanding individual achievement by a
professional such as general duty or specialist
medical doctor including psychiatrist,
treatment and rehabilitation professional,
psychologist, clinical psychologist, skill trainer
who has made outstanding achievement in
the field of prevention of alcoholism and
substance (drug) abuse and rehabilitation
of addicts.
• Outstanding individual achievement by a
nonprofessional such as activist, students
-Subodh Kumar Tewari, Freelance Writer.
leader, etc. who has made outstanding
achievement in the field of prevention of
alcoholism and substance (drug) abuse and
rehabilitation of addicts.
• Former Addict, who has done outstanding
work in the field of awareness generation
or de-addiction or rehabilitation for a former
addict.
Besides, de-addiction camps are
organized regularly to reach out to uncovered
areas.
The Ministry has also set up a National
Centre for Drug Abuse Prevention (NCDAP)
in the National Institute of Social Defence
(NISD) for capacity building and training of
NGOs running CCs and TCs.
It is also supporting eight NGOs working
in the field of drug abuse prevention to
function as Regional Resource and Training
Centres (RRTCs).
Pursuant to the Central Government
has already approved the revised scheme
(Scheme for Prevention of Alcoholism and
Substance (Drugs) Abuse, 2008) to create
awareness and educate people about the
ill-effects of alcoholism and substance
abuse on individual, family, workplace and
society at large and to provide for the whole
range of community based services for the
identification, motivation, counselling, deaddiction,
after care and rehabilitation for
WPR of addicts.
However, there is a need to revise the
allocations as not many Five-Year Plans
went without it. The Consumer Price Index
has witnessed more than 100% increase
while infrastructure and logistics costs have
also gone up.
The cost of drugs and services including
substitute therapy require higher expenditure
in addition to the need for revising the
renumeration structure of professionals to be
engaged on par with those engaged by the
National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO)
and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
There is no provision in the existing
Scheme for providing living expenses
(especially food) for the admitted addicts,
necessary in the case of addicts from BPL
families, street children, beggars and other
vulnerable sections of the society.
It was felt that there is a need to
incorporate the concept of Whole Person
Recovery (WPR) in the objectives of the
Scheme.
It aims at not just getting the addicted
individual off alcohol or drugs but to ensure
that the person is ‘drug free, crime free and
gainfully employed’.
The WPR objectives include adaptation to
work and responsibility, social re-integration,
personal growth and self acceptance and
acceptance of higher values.
out. Yes, the law and order is a cause
for worry in our state. But the pertinent
question is, when was our state
peaceful? Blaming the government
alone will not serve the purpose. The
citizens will have to be conscious of
their responsibilities too. The few
hooligans should not be allowed to
hold the state to ransom. They say
the only thing necessary for the evil
to triumph is for the good men to do
nothing. Another episode that was
easily avoidable was criticizing the
Political Secretary to HCM Bamang
Tago. I think he is doing his job. We
could have done the same in his
place. Some people were even very
personal in attacking him in various
social networks. Today, Tago is in
this position by dint of his hardwork
and acumen. We must appreciate
that. More over, how can one forget
his contributions through his NGO
ACR before he had even occupied
this coveted position? They say
‘the higher one soars, the smaller
he seems to those who cannot fly.’
Instead of criticizing Tago, let us
learn from him how to shine in life.
sorts of farmers’ problems need
to be addressed through flurry of
activities in farmer’s field by including
conducting of specific programmes
mooted by BTT Chairmen and
extension functionaries, besides
facilitating and strengthening these
exercises with the objectives of
creating awareness. An overview of
these exercises must be pointed to
a season based and time bound in
order to cover all cropping seasons,
he added.
Jumdo Jini, ADO and nodal
Officer ATMA elaborated on the
aims and objectives of ATMA,
DAPORIJO, July 25:
The 32nd governing body meeting of
District Rural Development Agency,
Upper Subansiri was held here on
July 24 last.
The meeting was chaired by the
Zilla Parishad Chairperson, Sushil
Nalo and attended by the DC cum
CEO Tahang Taggu, Project Director
Sode Potom, Zilla Parishad Members,
Anchal Chairpersons, HoDs, BDOs
of the CD Blocks, DRDA officers and
officials.
The meeting reviewed the Annual
Performance Report 2012-13 for
presentation of draft Annual Action
Plan (AAP) under SGSY for 2013-
14 and also approved the draft AAP
(2013-14), the DRDA Admininistrative
Budget and appointed chartered
accountant for 2013-14.
While addressing the house,
Sushil Nalo stated that although the
government was bestowing funds
under developmental packages in
the district, no tangible achievement
was noted so far. He urged the new
PRI members to strive towards
Another unfortunate trend in our
state is blaming the elected leaders
for everything. They have become
so dependent on their leaders that
they even demand hard cash for
building houses, medical treatment,
marriages, naming of their children
and for all kinds of celebrations. But
after doing all these also they blame
their leaders. If they have some
better ideas for the development
of their areas why don’t they share
with their leaders? The leaders don’t
have that magical wand to wave
away all the ills in the society. The
public has to play a pro-active role.
In case they don’t like a particular was joy.”
leader then they should vote him
out instead of criticizing him. Here,
it is worth-mentioning that the WRD
Minister Newlai Tingkhatra has
brought about a sea change in his
constituency, especially Kanubari
Township. Infrastructures like roads,
buildings, etc are in place and most
of his workers are engaged in the
permanent venture-tea cultivation.
Kanubari is today, one of the fastest
emerging model Towns in our state.
its composition, origin, funding
pattern and their specified tasks in
hierarchal. He also discussed about
the menace of bamboo flowering and
subsequent rodent outbreak. In order
to counteract the rodent incidences,
Jini suggested several measures
both mechanical and chemical
methods which could be employed in
the hours of unprecedented upsurge
of rodent population to subdue the
possible losses.
Dr. Kejom Padu, SVO, had
a detailed discussion on scope,
importance, and feasibility of farming
system under animal husbandry. He
Some unsung heroes indeed exist
against the backdrop of the chaotic
ambiance.
Let us say no to spoon feeding
culture, let us extend our fullest
co-operation to the government in
the supreme interest of our young
state. Let us stop the blame game
which we all seem to love. The HCM
is only human and he is bound to
err. The onus is on all of us to build
our state and not on one person
alone. Rabindranath Tagore said,
“I slept and dreamt that life was
joy. I awoke and saw that life was
service. I acted and behold service
Together we can. Stop
blaming and start working. Some
may say that I am overtly eulogizing
the government which is wrong. The
fact is I am only articulating the
facts. They say ‘it is dangerous to
be right when the government is
wrong.’ But here there is no danger
at all because neither I am right nor
the government is wrong.
[The writer is DIPRO, Tirap and
can be reached at denhangbosai@
yahoo.co.in]
also pointed out about many of the
animals and poultry related diseases
and their prophylaxis and therapeutic
measures to tackle the outbreak of
such diseases.
During technical session, Jarny
Yomcha, ADO drew the attention of
the participants on the scope and
importance of horticultural crops
in context to Arunachal Pradesh.
He informed that management of
orchards and nursery could create
a unique avenue for employment
generation.
Nitum Riba, ADO (Hq) spoke on
the various schemes both centrally
sponsored and state sponsored that
are in operation, while Nyage Loya,
ADO (Mkt) made a fruitful discussion
on Integrated Pest Management
(IPM) in rice crop. He stressed on
proper identification and distinction
of pests and friendly insects to bring
about suitable control measures
and management techniques and
advocated for conservation of natural
predators of insect pests and rodents,
which hunts the voracious pests of
rice at different stages and thereby
reducing pests’ density and limiting
the quantum of injurious impact on
crops.
Scores of pests and their
damaging stages and infested signs
were displayed through power point
presentation.
DRDA governing body meeting
held
creating new assets during their
term. He informed about the other
schemes of the government like
MSDP, NRLM, RGPSA etc and said
that efforts were on to bring the whole
district under these schemes.
On the occasion, Nalo requested
the PRI members and government
officers to work together to strengthen
the Panchayat and to create
infrastructure for the convenience
of the public. He further advised
that assets should be created at
proper places so that it can really be
used by the public and not for the
convenience of the contractor.
DC ,Tahang Taggu in his
speech said that the meeting was
a platform for the discussion of the
achievements, drawbacks, shortfalls
of the projects being implemented
by the DRDA and urged the PRI
members to voice their appreciations
or criticisms if they had any, so that
no future problems and complaints
arose.
He stressed on the need for
proper awareness creation amongst
the masses about the schemes so
that it truly benefits the needy and
improved their economic status.
This in turn would encourage the
people to stay in the villages and
rural areas and stop migration to the
congested urban areas and towns,
a trend observed in the recent
years, he added. Citing the example
of some places in the state where
excellent assets had been created
by the Panchayats, the DC urged the
PRI members to do the same in the
district. He also cautioned them that
schemes should be implemented
properly as timely checks, monitoring
and vigilance would be done.
PD, S. Potom spoke on aims
and objectives of the meeting. He
presented the Administrative Budget
and informed the house about
the dedicated work being done by
the DRDA employees despite not
receiving their salaries for the last 8
months. The house expressed their
concern over the issue and urged
the government to rectify the neglect
of the government employees.
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NOTICE INVITING TENDER
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Arunachal Pradesh, Mowb - II, Itanagar
Tender No: TENDER NO. - DTP/MUN-50/2010-11 (pt -1)
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of Arunachal Pradesh Municipal Accounting Manual and their Implementation in Municipalities
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