Issue 36 - Arunachalipr.gov.in

4 The Arun Information Friday, September 20, 2013
...(contd. from P-1)
Public meeting held to...
by the law. The only solution is to
raise awareness and motivation of
the youngsters to choose the correct
path through guidance and support
of the parents and the community, he
said.
All other speakers representing
the students, business community,
political leaders and the public
unanimously gave their full support
to all the steps that will be taken by
the District Administration in bringing
about a change in the district.
The meeting was well attended
and the public gave a patient hearing
to all the problems and provided
an enthusiastic support to all the
speakers.
SDO holds meeting
with Health & Education
officers
AALO, September 17:
In an effort to rationalize, assess and
overcome the shortage of staffs in
health and education sector under
Likabali Subdivision, a meeting
was held under the chairmanship of
Jumkar Karbi, in charge SDO Likabali
recently.
Explaining the need to place the
genuine needs and practical problems,
Karbi said that education and health
are the two important sectors that
transform the society. He appealed
all teachers, doctors and officials of
the two concerned departments to be
sincere and committed in their every
endeavor towards education and
health delivery system. Administration
at Likabali is occupied in tackling
growing nature of law and order
problem and not in a position to look
into these sectors personally; he said
and urged the department officials to
tie up with the issues and problems
confronting the smooth functioning
so that matters are taken up with the
higher authorities for redressal.
Principals, Doctors of various
schools, PHC & CHCs and Sub-Centre
projected their ground problems and
staff shortages in many schools and
medical centers.
Test on basic computer for
ministerial staff held
KHONSA, September 18:
A two-week basic computer training for
the ministerial staff of all government
departments in Khonsa was held at
Khonsa, NIC. Computer test as a part
of the training which began on August
19 last was conducted on September
16 to assess the performance of the
trainees.
There were both practical
and theoretical test which was
directly supervised by the Deputy
Commissioner Kamlesh Kumar Joshi.
The DC said that the performance of
the employees after evaluating the
test result will be reflected in the ACR
of the employees. He said that it
has been made mandatory for all the
government departments to use only
computer for which such training was
of paramount importance.
The computer training was
imparted by Ajay Kumar Singh, DIO,
NIC and his staff.
Zonal convention cum
convergence workshop on
RTE held
TEZU, September 16:
Two day long zonal level convention
cum convergence workshop and
awareness programme on a child
right on privacy and confidentiality in
the light of the protection of children
from Sexual Offence Act 2012 was
held at BRC Hall, Tezu on September
15 last.
Lohit Deputy Commissioner
Rajeev Takuk attended the function
as chief guest where representatives
of seven districts, Lohit, Tirap,
Changlang, Longding, Lower
Dibang Valley, Dibang Valley and
Anjaw participated, besides PRI
members, NGOs, community based
organization, PTA, SMCs, and other
officials and staff of Education and
DDSE office.
Appreciating the step of SSA Rajya
Mission for choosing Tezu as venue of
such event by the state functionaries,
the Deputy Commissioner appealed
the teacher to discharge their
duties with complete dedication and
utter satisfaction. He added that
contributions from the PRIs and
other agencies can bring tremendous
changes in the education set up of the
state.
Highlighting the seriousness of
the provisions of the protection of
the children from Sexual Offence
Act 2012, he suggested for massive
awareness campaign on the child
right on privacy and confidentially.
G. Karga, SPO and D. K.
Chaturvedi OSD (RTE) in conformity
with RTE 2009 and The Protection
of Children from Sexual Offence Act
2012 acted as key resource persons.
Earlier, Takuk also visited schools
of different categories in Tezu
Township. He was accompanied by
Deputy Director of School Education
Barom Siram and his subordinate
officials during the visit. He visited
Government Higher Secondary
School Tezu, Government Secondary
School Tezu, UPS School and T Chai
Memorial School. The DC also had an
interactive discussion with the heads
of the schools and the teaching staff
pertaining to their concerned subjects
and other sphere of knowledge. He
also inspected the classrooms and
had healthy interactions with the
students and shared his views on
improving the quality of education
in present scenario. He spoke on
the importance of IEC- Information,
Education and Communication.
Some common issues and
problems were also discussed in
general to whom the DC assured
to render every possible help and
assistance for improvisation of
education in the district.
DDSE Siram highly praised the
noble step of the new DC for the
interests he had shown.
DC reviews arrangements
ahead of CM’s visit
YUPIA, September 18:
Deputy Commissioner Papum Pare
Pige Ligu held a meeting with all
the Heads of Department at the
newly constructed Zilla Parishad
Chairperson office at Yupia today.
He discussed and reviewed the
power point presentation prepared
by the HoDs about the problems
and grievances of the respective
departments and other arrangements
for the visit of the chief minister at
Yupia tomorrow.
He also advised the officers
to be very brief and adhere to the
time limit given to each officer for
the presentation. All the head of
departments presented demo of
their power point presentation during
the meet.
It is worthwhile to mention that
tomorrow chief minister Nabam Tuki
will inaugurate the newly constructed
Zilla Parishad Chairperson office and
will have interaction with all HoDs.
Zilla Parishad Chairperson
Nabam Aka, Superintendent of
Police Nabam Gungte and all
Head of Department attended the
meeting.
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Voices from the other side...
Then a question followed.
‘With whom?’
‘An engineer. The gold
engagement ring is already in my
finger.’
‘Who is the name of the lucky
person?’
‘Someone from Aalo. You will
come to know about everything soon
enough.’ Her response was prompt
as ever.
She promised him to invite to
her marriage. Then she again asked
him about the date of his next visit to
Itanagar. Finally they wound up their
lengthy chatting with mutual wishes
and hopes of seeing each other
soon.
It was difficult for me to
concentrate with such a distracting
happening though the story was
beginning to unravel an interesting
knot. I attempted to doze off by
closing my eyes and not give out any
indication of my presence in my room
lest she felt uncomfortable. I put down
the book on the little table noiselessly
beside my head and lay down on my
back. The electric fan hanging from
the ceiling whirred frantically which
was the lone source of diversion. But
soon she took over again.
This time she connected a number
which I assumed was a landline.
A female voice from the other end
answered her call after the number
chimed for a while.
‘Who are you?’, the voice at the
dialed number said.
‘Is Engineer sahib in the house?’
, the girl put a counter query to the
receiver.
‘I said who you are. Please tell
me’, the receiver persisted firmly.
‘I just wanted to know whether
Engineer sahib is home or not. That
is all. Why are you angry?’ she said,
...(contd. from P-2)
Development of Khadi and Village Industries...
power potential of 48991 MW of
the major five rivers, may emerge
as Power House of India when this
potential is fully harnessed (Mandal,
2007). In addition to water resource,
the Stare has oil, natural gas and coal
resources that can be used in the
production of electricity.
Advertisement: In the modern age,
the strength of every business depends
on the strength of advertisement. The
sector needs more advertisement for
its product through all modern media.
The free web-space provided by the
KVIC in their website (www.kvic.org.
in) for the State KVIBs should be filled
with worthy information relating to the
State and the APKVIB. This may be
done by engaging professionals or
with the help of National Informatics
Centre. 90% respondents of the
KVI unit owners demanded more
advertisement.
Border Trade: The North Eastern
Region is isolated, landlocked which
shares only 2% of its border with
the country and rest with Bhutan,
Bangladesh, Myanmar and the
Tibetan region (China) and China.
Most of this international border
has been artificially created. The
result has been the elimination of
the region’s trade, commerce and
other linkages, which existed in the
pre-independence days. These North
Eastern States are very close to the
dynamic South-East and East Asian
economics. It is imperative to develop
a coherent policy linking this area.
The observation is in factual
fitness to the State or the region
as revealed from the investigation.
As the three sides of the state is
bounded by Bhutan to the West with
440 lan, China to the North with 1630
lan and Myanmar to the East with
160 lan., there is a great possibility
for border trade, if it opens, the
KVI would develop automatically.
64% respondents bore in favour of
border trade while 36% remained
silent, the researcher thought that
they had no clear idea about the
potentiality of border trade. Therefore,
priority to develop border trades with
Bhutan, China and Myanmar should
be opened.
Flow of relevant information:
68% needed more flow of relevant
information so as to enable them
to keep the entrepreneurial world
abreast with the recent trends. The
Department of Industries may launch
a periodical bulletin and ensure
its circulation to all far and wide
prospective entrepreneurs. Any
good development, success stories,
whatsoever minute it may be, around
the entrepreneurial world in the State
need to be highlighted through this
periodical. This doses a moral boost
and confidence building.
Performance of Banks & Financial
Institutions: 86% seemed that the
banks & Financial Institutions should
play more constructive role in
lending credit support to technically
raising her cranky voice.
‘What are you saying? Is this the
way to call up people? Why don’t you
tell me who you are and what you
want?’
‘If you are asking me who I am,
then tell me also who you are.’
‘If you want to know who I am,
then listen—I am his wife!’ I thought
she hung up the telephone. A period
of long silence ensued. I felt a sense
of relief anticipating an end to a
turbulent and uncomfortable moment
to which, though I was not a party.
But this sense of relief was shortlived
as she made a second call to
the lady at the other end.
‘Why did you hang up the phone
suddenly? You are insulting me’, she
shouted angrily.
If there were boarders in the other
rooms they must have also heard the
words clearly. But she did not show
any sign of concern to it.
‘It is you who has insulted me! You
are breaking into other peoples’ home
without any sense of courtesy!’
‘Are you charging me of committing
a crime? I had simply wanted to know
whether Engineer Sahib is home or
not. That’s all.’
‘Then why don’t you reveal
yourself of your identity? Who are you
and what is your intention?’ The lady
at the other side appeared to be in
equal measure to the girl’s audacity.
A swift creaking sound of the
wooden cot in the room was heard.
Probably she sat up on her bed
agitated, unable to control herself.
‘You shameless woman! Why
don’t you learn the etiquette of
conversation? You are speaking to me
as if I am a sinner?’, she shouted at
the top of her voice to the receiver.
‘It is you who has been behaving
shamelessly! It is you who should
feasible and economically viable
proposals. The Arunachal Pradesh
Industrial Development and Financial
Corporation, which is at doldrums,
needs to be revived with view to
participate in the efforts of industrial
development. The presence of North
Eastern Development Finance
Corporation Limited
“’(NEDFi), Guwahati, which has
a branch office at Itanagar, in the
State, needs to make perceptible
with adequate flow of assistant out
of North East Equity funds. The
monitoring machinery needs to be
strengthened which should essentially
include detection of sick industrial
units and draw up a nursing plan for
their rehabilitation. The Department of
Industries should outline the plan.
Tourism/Eco-tourism: 60% thought
that tourism /Eco-tourism might
be encouraged which would have
ripple effect on the Village and Small
Industries sector and the ancillary
activities. Nearing to the Eco-tourist
spot, Gram-odyog Darshan (display
of Village Industries proto-type) Park
might be established to showcase
the State’s treasure trove. Tourism
and KVI are positively correlated. But
40% were not in favour of it as they
thought that with the development of
it, their culture and traditional belief
would be hampered.
Raw material, Technical knowhow,
Machines/ tools and Skill
Development: 81% opined that the
State should strive hard to be selfsufficient
in raw material, technical
know-how, machines/tools and a
well knitted marketing network. The
department of Industries and its
associate organizations should have
more technical manpower groomed
with managerial competencies, which
has been badly lagging at present.
There are three Rural Industries
Consultancy Cells have so far been
established by the KVIC in the State,
one at Bomdila in the office of Assistant
Director of Textiles & Handicrafts, One
at State Office, KVIC, Itanagar and
another at Multi Disciplinary Training
Centre, Doimukh within a span of last
four years. Such type of centre should
be established in every district. Time
to time Skill Development workshop
learn how to talk to people, not me!’
A brief spell of silence followed. It
appeared the lady hung up the phone
again. The girl muttered ‘Sala kutti’ a
few times before silence began to
reign in the room.
The time was now three o’clock,
and I felt utterly suffocated and ill at
ease for having been trapped in a
way for which I was not absolutely
prepared. I didn’t want to give out
any sign to her about my presence
in the room so continued to lie down
motionless like a log. I continued
to lie so until my back pained and
decided to turn over on my side when
she spoke on her mobile again.
‘Takar, where are you now?’
‘Are you telling me the truth?
Come back soon! I am getting tired.’
‘And listen! Don’t make me call
you over and over again. My mobile
balance is almost finished. Come
back soon!’ , she commanded with
unambiguous sternness.
A few minutes later rushing
footsteps were heard along the
cemented corridor. The door was
opened by the girl.
She grumbled about boredom
and accused Takar for his delay.
‘There was so much work in the
office. And then what to talk of these
government officials! They don’t give
a hoot to people like us! Finally I got
delayed for the bank. No transaction!’
Takar lamented.
‘That means no money!’
‘No!’
‘But I need some money
urgently.’
‘What can I do about that? I myself
need some money urgently.’
‘I don’t trust you. You must be
lying!’
‘Why should I lie to you?’, Takar
should be organized to motivate
among the young entrepreneurs.
Inner Line System (ILP): 82% were
not in favour in ILP. The existence
of Inner Line System appears to
be irrelevant in present global
scenario and therefore authority may
contemplate twice on its continuation.
It needs a careful analysis if such
restrictions are in counterfeit to socioeconomic
development.
Vocational Training / Education:
52% told that vocational training/
education were needed time to
time for better performance of KVI
units. The State Government has a
network of 88 craft centres, earlier
called Cottage Industries Training &
Production Centres (CITPC). Lack
of modem tools and equipments,
poor physical infrastructure, shortage
of competent training instructors,
outmoded curriculum and training
methods, neglect of skill up-gradation,
low stipend offered to trainees etc.
are some of the reasons for the
suboptimal performance of the craft
centres (Majumdar, 2000). Field study
revealed that the trained person was
not getting timely financial and other
supports.
Implementation and Execution of
KVI Schemes & Programmes: Cent
percent thought
that implementation and execution
of KVI schemes & programmes
should be done time to time on
regular basis. It should be left to
APKVIB, the local KVIC office, which
is operating with scanty and nontechnical
staff, may perform mainly
the supervisory and liaisoning role
with the Government of India, the
head office of KVIC etc. as had been
a practice in past. The present system
has been overlapping the importance
and role of the APKVIB.
As many of the KVI units
entrepreneurs produce on occasional
demand basis because of absence
of regular market for their product.
According to the Says Law, “Supply
creates its own demand”. Practically,
the language of Economics fails
here with the passing of time. For
creation of demand, there is a time lag
between demand and supply, again if
there is absence of buyers, who would
said laughing.
A thumping sound followed by
rustling of footsteps on the floor
and creaking of the cot followed.
The girl began blowing her top
while Takar continued to ignore
her intimidation and kept giggling.
Probably it annoyed her even more,
for she started charging at him like a
wounded tigress, calling him ‘liar, liar’
several times over.
‘Let me search your bag’, she
screamed after sometime.
‘There’s nothing in it. Only a few
pieces of paper and clothes.’
Sounds generated when two
people wrestle each other in a
closed room and mad scrambling
for something precious were heard.
It was punctuated by screams and
shouts.
The girl continued to holler and
shout ‘liar, liar’ every now and then.
‘You shamelessly frolic and
exploit me at will but when I am in
need don’t pay any concerns to my
difficulties. Where’s your promise of
helping me out now? Tell me, tell me,
you scoundrel!’
His giggling and cackling
vanished. He pleaded innocence and
assured to give her some money the
next day when the bank opened.
A few more sounds of spanking
and thumping were heard. Then
a spell of shrill screaming. It was
followed by a sudden unbolting sound
of the door.
‘You scoundrel! You can’t flee from
me just like that’, the girl shrieked, her
voice piercing the rickety walls.
The two rushed out of the room, the
one chased by the other, screaming
and yelling, all along the narrow
corridor, then up the wooden ladder
and finally out of the restaurant when
her scream was heard no more.
purchase the products. To overcome
this problem, 97% respondents
seemed that the government might
purchase their products by opening
Govt. Purchasing Centre in Every
District Head Quarter. After that,
government could sell the product at
subsidized rate from government show
rooms in inside and outside of the
state. 71 % said that the government
should opened showroom in different
corners of the Country.
Arunachal Pradesh is such a state
where more than 80% of local demand
depends on the commodities coming
from outside of the state. Among these
commodities, many commodities can
be produced locally and thereby fulfill
the local demand. The price of local
commodities may be slightly high
but qualitatively not less than that of
outside commodities. To strengthen
and also to encourage the local KVI
units, the government can give more
subsidies in purchasing raw materials
and inspire to the officials to use local
product such as decorative as well as
usable items
on the wall, table, chair, door
and window in all institutions by
issuing order. 86% respondents of KVI
entrepreneurs supported this idea.
Again cent per cent entrepreneurs
supported that Local Uniform to
be used by the students as well as
teachers in all Educational Institutions
by issuing order from the government
was the main encouragement to the
KVI.
Conclusion: The field based
suggestion is very much vital to
strengthen the KVI units in the state as
because the suggestions came from
the core of heart of the entrepreneurs
what they felt practically. The
authority can think about these
issues. Without rural industries, it
would be considerably more difficult
to solve the problem of agricultural
unemployment. Rural industrialization
promotes rural industry. The problem
of mass unemployment and under
employment and poverty is likely to
persist unless some supplementary
avenues of generation of employment
for the masses are devised for the
rural areas. Employment due to
industrialization is the surest way to
enable the vast numbers living below
the poverty level to rise above it. Rural
industries are capable of offering
employment opportunities at the place
of residence to a large section of
population. Rural industries have the
capacity to correct regional imbalances
by initiating industrial activities on
dispersed basis in the most neglected,
backward inaccessible areas where
perhaps large scale sector is unable
to penetrate in the hilly terrain region
like Arunachal Pradesh. Thus, rural
industrialization is a key to rural
development and rural prosperity. It
helps not only in the growth of the
economy but also paves the way
for urbanization. The author can be
reached through rkm_1966@yahoo.
co.in
(concluded)