Spl development package for Eastern Nagaland

Nagaland Chief Minister Nephiu Rio shakes hand with Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission after finalizing the Plan Outlay for the State during a meeting held at New Delhi on Tuesday. Also seen is State Planning Minister TR Zeliang.

State Annual Plan Outlay fixed at Rs 2300 crores

DIMAPUR, JUNE 26 (MExN): The Nagaland State Annual Plan Outlay for 2012-13 has been fixed at Rs 2300 crores, which represents a 27% growth over last year’s plan outlay of Rs 1810 crore. This was disclosed in a press note issued by Lalthara, Chief Secretary from New Delhi. The State Plan Outlay was fixed today in a meeting held at the Planning Commission between Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission and Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio.

Significantly, the Annual Plan Outlay of Rs 2300 crores contain provision of Rs 300 crores for Special Development Package for Eastern Nagaland. According to the press note from the Chief Secretary, the Planning Commission had also advised that for Eastern Nagaland a special development projects for the five year period of the 12th plan should be worked out by the State Government; for which the current year’s provision of Rs 300 crores should be treated as the first installment.

The Chief Minister also met the Prime Minister today at his residence before the Plan discussion in the Planning Commission, the press note informed. During the meeting with the Planning Commission, the Chief Minister was assisted by TR Zeliang, Planning Minister, Neiba Khronu, Deputy Chairman of State Planning Board, Chief Secretary, Additional Chief Secretary & Development Commissioner, Additional Chief Secretary & Finance Commissioner, Commissioner & Secretary to the CM and other senior officials of Planning and Finance Departments. 

Meanwhile talking to Vision Communications here today, Rio said that Rs. 300 crore will be spent to improve infrastructure of the backward region besides setting up accommodation and offices for the government officials and administrative staff. Expressing thanks to the Planning Commission, Rio further said that the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia advised the state government to prepare a five-year plan for the backward region and execute all the development schemes within a definite time frame.

The Chief Minister and the Governor Mr Nikhil Kumar along with other state Chief Ministers and Governors will attend the North Eastern Council meeting tomorrow at the Parliament Annexe. The meeting is expected to discuss various infrastructure related schemes and also approve the plan outlay of the NEC for the year 2012-13.

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ENPO’s ‘No’ to spl package; yes to separate state 

Dimapur, June 26 (MExN): The Eastern Nagaland People’s Organization (ENPO) is adamant on its demand for a separate State and says it will not accept any economic package.

“The ENPO has so far categorically rejected all the offers made by the State and central government i.e., autonomous council regional council and economic package and has unanimously resolved to stand firm on its demand for separate statehood, ‘frontier Nagaland,’” the ENPO said in a note received here today appended by its president P Pongom and general secretary NT Thamlong Phom. The same stance has been reaffirmed on June 12 in Tuensang with all tribal organizations, the note said.

“Even on June 22 when the ENPO was invited by the honorable chief minister Shri. Neiphiu Rio for a meeting on the issue of developmental package, the ENPO has made it loud and clear that our demand is nothing less than a separate statehood,” the ENPO said calming that the demand is the “desires and aspirations of the public of eastern Nagaland.” The ENPO advises the public ‘not to be confused with the newspaper reports.’  
 

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