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Today, I met the people of West Pendam constituency in the ‘Jan Sampark Abhiyan’ at Cheuribotey, East Sikkim. I outlined the objective of ‘Jan Sampark Abhiyan’, which is to provide platform for the people at the grass-root level to place their grievances and demands to the Government and Head of Departments, for speedy redressal. This further, can be understood as a sincere effort of the State Government to narrow the distance between the people and the State machinery in fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of the people – a top […]

As part of the ‘Jan Sampark Abhiyan’, I met and interacted with the people of Namcheybong constituency at Saramsa Gardens today. The State Government along with the State machinery have embarked upon this 32 days’ tour to reach out to the public at their doorsteps and interact with them. This will enable them to place their demands and grievances directly to us. We in turn intend to address them on the spot as far as possible, as our sole aim is to fulfill the hopes and aspirations of the people. […]

Following are some of the decisions taken in the Cabinet meeting held today at Samman Bhawan:- ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, LIVESTOCK, FISHERIES & VETERINARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT 1. Approval and sanction of Rs.150 lakhs for implementation of entrepreneurship development through poultry broiler farming. 2. En-bloc approval and sanction of Rs.81,62,800/- including approval to transfer the fund to District heads in two installments for purchase of livestock feed ingredients for 12 months for Government farms. 3. Approval and sanction of Rs.30 lakhs for procurement of veterinary medicines to support for livestock health management through […]

I inaugurated the Civil Judge-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court at Jorethang Sub- division in the benign presence of Hon’ble Mr Justice Satish Kumar Agnihotri, Chief Justice, High Court of Sikkim, today. I am happy to say that Jorethang becomes the first sub-division in the South District to have a court building to cater to the need of the people at their door step. Some of the highlights of my address are: – Our Constitution provides for an effective and independent judicial system. Right to access to justice has been recognized as one […]

I was happy to attended the summer fest – ‘Grishma Utsav’ of Namchi Government College today. College fests of this kind provide an ideal platform for students to showcase their talent and organisational skills in sports and other related activities. I am sure that the fest will be a welcome break for students from the routine life of studies and enable them to come together, interact with each other and most importantly work together as a team in achieving their desired objectives . The highlights of my speech are: 1. […]

In a function organised at, helipad ground, Assangthang, I was pleased to meet the people from Namchi-Singhithang and Poklok-Kamrang today. Addressing the people of these two constituencies, I said that we should all take pride that today Sikkim is a vibrant and a model State of the Country. But things were different when we formed the Government in December 1994, when the State was backward in all spheres. In the last 24 years of our governance, we have transformed Sikkim into the best State in the North East and 3rd […]

I was pleased to meet the people of Melli Constituency in a function organised in Turuk, South Sikkim. Talking on decentralization of power, I informed the people that our Government has brought about complete devolution of powers with the objective of bringing the delivery system to the doorstep of the rural people. We have empowered the Panchayats with numerous powers and functions so that they can fulfill the hopes and aspirations of the villagers. Keeping in mind the welfare of the Panchayats, we have also granted them many facilities, such […]

I was pleased to attend the valedictory function of annual training camp of Sikkim 3rd Battalion National Cadet Corps (NCC) at Kamrang College, South Sikkim. This was my first address to NCC students and I was very eager to meet them. In my address, I reminded them that NCC means discipline, dedication and devotion. For the cadets, development of character is of utmost importance and they should always endeavour to become good human beings. Selfless-service should be the motto of the cadets in their duties as well as in their lives. […]

I was pleased to meet the people from Barfung Constituency in a function organised at helipad ground of Ravangla. Addressing the gathering, I informed them that in the last 24 years of our governance the kind of development Sikkim has witnessed is not seen anywhere in the Country. Today, Sikkim is poverty-free and also has achieved 100% literacy rate. This means that now our people should be fully empowered and they should be able to decide for themselves what is best for them. There are no dearth of opportunities in […]

I was pleased to meet the people of Namthang-Rateypani Constituency in a function organised at Phongla Secondary School ground today. Addressing the gathering, I informed them that the life expectancy of our people has increased by an unprecedented 10 years in the last two decades. This has been possible only due to the progress and development that the State has witnessed in all spheres. Another indicator of development is the decrease in the birth rate. However, we do not want to encourage this trend as it may lead to dwindling […]