Imphal: Chief Minister N. Biren Singh called upon the people of Yangkhullen Village to preserve their heritage, and assured all possible assistance from the government in doing so.
CM Biren was speaking at his felicitation function organized by the Zeme Literature Society, Manipur under the aegis of the Zeme Naga Council Manipur on Monday at Yangkhullen Village, Senapati District.
Addressing the function as the chief guest, Chief Minister N. Biren expressed his appreciation to the people of Yangkhullen and Bendramei Villages for preserving the jungle cover in their area and assured construction of a football ground under the Green Manipur Mission as a reward.
The Chief Minister, who expressed his delight and happiness on seeing the beauty and uniqueness of the village, also assured to appraise and urge the central Government immediately to declare Ze-Mnui (Yangkhullen) Village as a Heritage Village.
The government had allocated Rs. 3 crore for the preservation of the Heritage Site at Yangkhullen, he stressed adding that he couldn’t see proper execution of the same. Further instructing the Deputy Commissioner to prepare a detailed report of the same, he warned that anyone found misusing funds, wouldn’t be spared.
Further, explaining government schemes and urging the public to come out and avail of the benefits provided, N. Biren Singh said that the State Government had launched the Chief Ministergi Hakshelgi Tengbang on May 1, 2018 providing health insurance to poor people of the State. He further expressed his satisfaction as 30 people from the village would be able to avail of the benefits of the scheme as they were delivered CMHT cards during Monday’s programme.
The Go to Hills Mission was launched to bridge the developmental gap between the hill and valley, he said.
He further explained the appointment of IAS and MCS officers as Prabharis for the Sub-Divisions of the State and introduced L. Nandakumar Singh, who was appointed as the Prabhari for Willong Sub-Division. The Chief Minister said the Prabharis were appointed to monitor, streamline development works and ensure benefits of government schemes reach the intended beneficiaries in the Sub-Divisions. He further requested the people to welcome government officials and to show a friendly and hospitable nature.
The Chief Minister in his speech further stressed the need for all communities to live and grow together giving respect to one another.
As part of the programme, Zeme Let Textbooks for Classes 9 and 10 were released and GIS sheets were distributed to 46 beneficiaries at 5 bundles per beneficiaries, CMHT cards to 30 beneficiaries, and gas cards to Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries.
The Chief Minister also looked into the memorandum submitted and assured all possible actions. He further assured of setting up a mobile network tower in the area.
The function was also attended by Minister Water Resources, Relief, and Disaster Management, Manipur, Awangbow Newmai; Minister Education, Law & Legislative Affairs, Thounaojam Basanta; MLA 48-Mao AC, Losii Dikho; MLA 47 Karong AC, J Kumo Sha, government officials, village chiefs, among others.
