CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence Day, 2018

Published by DISTRICT INFORMATION OFFICE, CHURACHANDPUR

Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Sl No. CONTENTS Page No. 1. The First Read 2 2. MESSAGE FROM DEPUTY COMMISSIONER 3 3. Environmental Issues in Churachandpur 4 4. Churachandpur Economy at a Glance 10 5. The Name of The Game – Football 11 6. Digital Locker 14 7. Churachandpur Police –A Shoulder to Rely On 16 8. Routine Immunisation 18 9. Activities under IDSP 19 10. A Brief Overview of NACP 22 11. Activities Report of SSA/RTE 24 12. CMHT and PMRSSM 28 13. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Initiative 30 14. NERCORMP 31 15. Tobacco: Harmful Effects and Benefits of Quitting 33 16. From Around the Blocks (DRDA) 35 17. Overview of Go To Village Mission in Churachandpur 40 18. Photo Section 41

2 CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence day Editorial… FIRST READ

The quest for ‘development’ goes on at all possible levels Churachandpur Forest Division in preservation of the as development is a means to human welfare. It is not an environment through various activities. As a way forward, end in itself. The need for sustainable development is a the writer also lists down some Dos and Don’ts that can key to the future of mankind. In its attempt to take the State be taken up at an individual level as well as institutional to the path of development, the State Government has level. The write-up assumes greater insightfulness and devised, planned and implemented various citizens’ significance in the light of slew of measures taken up by welfare schemes and programme through different the District Administration to ban use of plastic carry bags, departments. The State Government has, amongst others, illegal sand mining in river beds, hunting of wildlife using recently initiated a noble mission ie ‘Go to Village’ in its catapults, air guns, etc. As she rightly points out, policies attempt to reach out to the citizens at their doorsteps. The are made out of necessity and always for the welfare of Mission has received wide accolades from the public. As the people. The first write-up make a good correlation with evident from the venues where GTV camps were held in the second one by Dr. L.C Ngaihte titled ‘Churachandpur the district, the Government (District Administration) has to Economy at a Glance.’ Although a short piece, Dr. Ngaihte a great extent ensured timely delivery of services to eligible has candidly raised some concerns over signs of beneficiaries, on the spot solutions on the same day, etc. embryonic capitalism lurking its head in the district. While we have reasons to show appreciation to the Another area of concerns, as always is the case in multi- Government for this and many others, there is also the ethnic districts like ours, has been finding more things that urgency from all concerned to manage environmental bring the people together. We cannot deny that football hazards and prevent possible disasters. Sustenance of has built a foundation for something to grow on in our nature is the key to the development of mankind’s future. It district. Titled ‘The Name of the Game-Football,’ is in the light of this narrative that the present issue of Seiminlun Kipgen, a freelance Sports Writer envisions that ‘Churachandpur Reporter’ boldly deviates from the Churachandpur can survive on the strong foundation of previous trend by featuring three (3) special write-ups football. He rightly suggests the need to further discover including one on environmental issues in line with the things that foster unity, things that serve as unifier just as general understanding of ‘development discourse.’ Faced football. Titled ‘Tobacco: Harmful Effects and Benefits of with extremity of weather and climate down the years, we Quitting,’ Dr. Chingnunsiam lists the health and cannot afford to remain aloof from environmental concerns. environmental consequences of using tobacco. Not only The degradation of our environment is linked to perpetual raising serious concerns over the use of Tobacco, the problems of pollution, loss of forests/deforestation, solid writer also ascertains the ‘benefits’ of quitting. An overview waste disposal, et al. of the ‘Go To Village’ mission in Churachandpur district by Apart from reports/highlights of achievements/activities by Ginmuan Ngaihte, MCS sheds light on GTV camps in the various departments in the district, this issue, thematically district while Kishwar Singh, DIO (NIC) enlightens on Digi titled ‘Towards Greener Churachandpur’ is taken up to Locker and Dr. Jam Thianlal, DFWO underlines and focus on environmental and other concerns of the district presents a clear concept on routine immunization. Apart with the anticipation that it may help all concerned see from these special articles, you will also find reports/ some reality in the right perspectives. The first write-up by highlights of achievements/activities by different Smt. Nianglianhoi, MFS, In-charge DFO carefully identifies departments which truly make this issue of the environment problems besieging the district. Her write- ‘Churachandpur Reporter’ an interesting read. Happy up is reflective of the overall concerns taken up with this Independence Day! issue. She also articulately highlights the role of

Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 3 Churachandpur District Shyam Lal Poonia, IAS Manipur, India - 795128 Deputy Commissioner Telephone - 03974-234234 Mobile No - +91 7085481617 Email: [email protected]

Message

It is a matter of joy and pride that DIO, Churachandpur is coming up with yet another special issue of ‘Churachandpur Reporter’ on the August occasion of 72nd Independence Day of India.

The issue will highlight the achievements and progress made by the district on various developmental indicators during the last one year. The people have been quit supportive in implementation of swachh Bharat Mission.

Recently, Childline has been launched in the district which will help in bolstering our efforts towards providing and enabling sage environment for our children.

Similarly, the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme has been rolled out in the district for which I solicit support from all quarters to empower our daughters and sisters towards discrimination free Churachandpur and improvement in sex ration.

I am of the firm belief that “Together we can”. I convey my best wishes to the people of Churachandpur on this holy day and wish the special issue of ‘Churachandpur Reporter’ a grand success.

Shyam Lal Poonia, IAS

4 CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence day ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN CHURACHANDPUR DISTRICT

- S.L. Niangthianhoi, MFS Asst. Conservator of Forests, Churachandpur Forest Division

s human beings, we have a tendency and penchant for modifying our surroundings to suit us and Aease our lives rather than adjusting to our surroundings. Our environmental health and stability often becomes the casualty in our endeavour to lead an ‘ideal’ life. Without proper mitigation measures and safeguards it is simply a disaster waiting to happen. The impact of such disaster will not discriminate among the rich and poor but the common man will suffer as we do not have the means or expertise to deal and bounce back from such disaster. So, as responsible citizens, it becomes important that we first identify the problems, understand them and then work on ways to solve them. This brings me to the topic in hand today, i.e. the Environmental Issues in Churachandpur District.

I have been living in Churachandpur for a year house and most of the solid wastes end up now and there are just some issues that I cannot on the roadside, nullahs or any open area. help but point out from my own perspective. This They end up choking the drains or end up on may, sometimes, sound like the rambling of a the street/ road after rain. Burning of plastic senile person. This article may also touch upon wastes produce toxic fumes and burning leaf sensitive issues but it is not meant to be a slight litters release the carbon stored by the plant but rather a way to look at things differently, which back to the atmosphere producing other forms may or may not contribute towards a sustainable of air pollutants. The wastes that do not get growth of the town and township of Lamka and burned becomes an eyesore and a potential the district. So, let’s get down to listing the health hazard. problems first: The problem is escalated by the changing 1. Solid wastes: Solid wastes can simply be lifestyle. For example, nowadays people find defined as any unwanted solid or semi-solid it more convenient and cheaper to serve foods materials generated from human activities. and beverages in one-time use plastic bottles, Depending on their source solid wastes can disposable cups, plates and other forms of be classified as household or municipal solid plastic packaging. This is a common sight in wastes, industrial or hazardous wastes and all social and official functions, generating tons biomedical or infectious wastes. of non-biodegradable solid wastes annually. Another source for plastic waste is tobacco Currently the town of Churachandpur or packets. Majority of the people in the district Lamka is facing a problem with municipal love their Talab or Shikhar or Saajan, to name wastes, in spite of the wholehearted effort of some. It is not only a health hazard but is also the concerned authority. Municipal solid responsible for the major chunk of plastic wastes consist of household waste like wastes ending up in the drains or streets. garbage and rubbish, construction and Littering is still considered a right in spite of demolition debris, sanitation residues and Dustbins being installed in front of many shops wastes from the street. The system is in place in the town. Can we change this habit of already for door to door collection but there is thinking that the road is a dustbin? The list is a major chunk of the townsmen who still unending once we get down to it but let’s cannot or do not want to avail this service. move on to the next related topic. Rubbish and leaf litters are still burnt near the

Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 5 2. Solid waste Dumping Site: Another issue ‘Non-target organisms’ when it comes to that bothered me was “Where are all these pesticides or insecticides? Who or what is collected wastes dumped?” I found out about going to pollinate our crops if we kill ‘all’ a couple of months back ‘accidentally’. When insects? Will the vegetables be safe for human I saw the site I felt relieve thinking “Oh! It is consumption if even the hardy caterpillars being dumped in a proper Dumping area”. cannot survive? What will happen to the soil Then, it got me thinking again... “Wait a and ground water when all the residue from minute, the dumping site is at the top of a hill! these harmful chemicals leach down or Oh, they are also burning the dry wastes. Is percolate? Is there any study on related health there a recycling plant? Do they have issues? Can the sales be regulated? Do we incinerators? Were hospital wastes follow a prescribed dosage per unit area? Do segregated before burning? What happens if they consult the experts in plant clinics or do it rains? Where will all the contaminated waste they go by the shopkeepers’ ‘prescription’? water (run off) from the dump drain into? Is Can we try organic farming? Again, ending there any settlement at the foothill? Will it with all these questions. affect the drinking water source? Will it affect the health of the villagers nearby, if any? How 4. Mining and quarrying for construction long can the dump site be used? What is the materials: This is yet another ‘necessary evil’, capacity? Etc., etc.” to quote a jargon often used by environmentalists. In the course of All these questions are usually taken care of development there is requirement of large during the process of Environmental quantities of stones, sand, shingles, earth, Clearance in the Environmental Impact boulders, etc. for construction of houses, office Assessment Report. Since I am ignorant of all buildings and roads, among other things. I am the facts, let me just end this point with all not against collection of these materials per these questions. se, but my concern is with where they are 3. Weedicides & Pesticides: Having stayed being collected from and how, and in what most of my adult life outside the state I used quantity. This concerns me because to hear people reminisce about the clean air, everything has a carrying capacity. Our hills clean water and organic food of ‘home’. It was are young and fragile because of the geology. one prospect that excited me to working in Heavy rains often dislodge rocks and soils the state. That excitement soon changed to leading to landslides of different kinds. So, dismay at the change in agriculture practice when hill sides are mined without considering that seem to have taken over. People were all these parameters it can spell a disaster for ‘Rounding up’ grasses left and right like they any settlements nearby and the overall ecology dreamt of annihilating grasses from the face of the area. So, it is important to know “How of the earth. They were also armed with other much soil/earth can I take from one hill side? forms of weedicide for the paddy fields. What can happen if I remove the boulders from Fertilizers were also pumped in a quantity that this site? Can the area be mined sustainably? will keep the Sales agents in luxury with all Will it affect any wildlife? Will it have any the ‘Foreign tours’ and the manufacturers impact on the hydrology? Will the quarry or funded for another century. mine have long lasting impact on the ecosystem? What measures can be taken to Do not get me started on the pesticides... I do reduce those impacts, if any? Is there an understand the need for such chemical alternative? Who will pay for restoration usages. However, my concern is with the work?” etc. quantity being used. Are we aware of the term

6 CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence day Again, all these questions are usually taken microclimate of Churachandpur? Does it care of during the process of Environmental contribute to greenhouse gases and climate Clearance in the Environmental Impact change? How do we stop erosion of top soil? Assessment Report. So, it is indeed necessary 6. Loss of wildlife and wildlife habitat: that some quarries are identified, studied for Deforestation results inloss of wildlife and its feasibility and give Environmental Clearance habitat.Wild plants provide the germplasm for as per the approved guidelines so that we can domesticated crops. Wild animals (insects, extract at a sustainable rate and minimise the birds, mammals, reptiles, etc.) are necessary impact on our environment. for any ecosystem to function. They pollinate 5. Deforestation and related issues: the flowers that lead to seed formation. They Deforestation or loss of forest cover is an disperse seeds of many plants in the forests issue that the Forest Department have been and are responsible for natural forest dealing with, and working hard to reverse, for regeneration, and insects like beetles beak years now. The biggest challenge is with down leaf litters so that they can easily protection of forests without compromising the decompose, keeping the nutrient cycle going need of the people. The herculean task of on. Loss of forest cover hampers all these finding the balance between the basic ecosystem functions and disturbs the balance necessities of the people for firewood, in the ecosystem. charcoal, wild edible plants, etc. and over- Forest areas have also become fragmented exploitation of natural resources lies on us. in many places of the district due to change Deforestation in Churachandpur mainly results in land-use. Many forests areas have also from jhuming, unsustainable firewood become degraded.Fragmented landscapes collection, removal of rootstock for charcoal prevent movement of wild animals. When they making, hunting of birds (birds disperse seeds do move due to habitat degradation they often in the forest and help in natural regeneration) come in conflict with people. And, if they don’t and wild animals, unreported forest fires, move they become geographically isolated landslides, unplanned expansion of settlement which makes them vulnerable to poaching, areas, unsustainable collection of wild edible disease, inbreeding,etc. The population plants, etc. Instead, can we try permaculture? becomes vulnerable and ultimately the survival Can we only fell and burn the areas to be of the species is threatened. cultivated in jhuming? Can we increase the Hunting is anothermajor cause of wildlife loss fallow period or jhum cycle? Is clear-felling in Churachandpur. The traditional practice of necessary for firewood collection? Can’t we setting forest on fire for hunting is another rotate the collection area into annual blocks? practice that destroys the wild habitat. Hunting Can’t we harvest only 2-3 shoots per rootstock of wild animals is a punishable offence under at a time? How and from where will our forests the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 and invites regenerate if there is no rootstock? What do serious penalty of either heavy fine or we do with the finer particles or pieces of imprisonment or both, depending on the charcoal? Is charcoal or bamboo briquetting animal being hunted or animal article traded. possible? Why do we have to kill wild birds and animals when we have domesticated CHURACHANDPUR FOREST DIVISION alternatives? Do we report forest fires? Can’t The Churachandpur Forest Division has been we protect our own forests from fire? Shouldn’t working endlessly to bring about changes in every village maintain its own reserved area? peoples’ perspective on forests and how it impacts What impact will jhum burning have on the their lives. Annually, many afforestation and

Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 7 Mass Plantation during 69th Van Mahotsav, 2018 at Horeb Prayer Mount centre on 4th July, 2018 plantation schemes are implemented all over the Balwal, IPS, Superintendent of Police, Shri T.K. division. Some of these schemes include National Simte, CEO, ADC along with other DLOs and Afforestation Programme, CAMPA, Green India staffs. This was a significant step in the district Mission, National Bamboo Mission, Restocking administration’s commitment to phase out the use of Reserved Forests, Intensification of Forest of non-biodegradable plastic carry bags of less Management, etc. Afforestation schemes are than 50 micron thickness. implemented through Joint Forest Management Committees. Fires Fighting Teams have also been Likewise, World Environment Day was constituted in some villages for checking the celebrated on 5th June, 2018 by carrying out spread of forest fire. The traditional knowledge plantation at SDO/BDO Complex Lamka South and biodiversity of community forests are with active participation of various DLOs and safeguarded through the constitution of students of VK Tawna High. This year, mass Biodiversity Management Committees plantation was carried out on 4th July, 2018 during empowering the community to have a say in the Vana Mahotsava. More than 11,600 seedlings resources of their land. Honorary Wildlife Wardens were planted in seven (7) centres namely Kangvai have also been appointed for the welfare of Village, Teijang, Martyrs’ Park, Khuga Dam and wildlife in the District. S. Molhoi Village. A team of officials including Dr. D.D. Haokip, IFS, Addl PCCF, Government of In order to raise awareness among the mass Manipur, Shri Shyam Lal Poonia, IAS, Deputy important days like World Forestry Day, Commissioner: Churachandpur, Shri K. Kabib, International Day for Biological Diversity, World IPS, Superintendent of Police: Churachandpur, Environment Day, Van Mahotsava and Wildlife Shri Kham Suanmung Tawmbing, IFS, Divisional Week are celebrated every year. This year, World Forest Officer, Churachandpur Forest Division, Forestry Day was celebrated on 21st February, Ms. S.L. Niangthianhoi, MFS, Asst. Conservator 2018 with the theme “Forests and Sustainable of Forests, Churachandpur Forest Division, Range Cities”. To mark this occasion more than 2000 Officers and staffs of Forest Department visited Biodegradable carry bags were distributed along all the mass plantation sites and took part in the Tedim Road. The drive was led by Shri Kham plantation with the participation of the various Suanmung Tawmbing, IFS, the Divisional Forest stakeholders. More than two lakhs seedlings have Officer, Shri Shyam Lal Poonia, IAS, Deputy also been distributed to the public till date, as part Commissioner of Churachandpur, Shri Rakesh of Vana Mahotsava Celebration.

8 CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence day Plantation as part of International Yoga Day Carry bags being distributed on the celebration at Khuga Dam on 21st June, 2018 occasion of World Forestry Day, 2018

WAY FORWARD First and foremost, let us end this indifference to Singzual, Bamboo shoots, etc. and reduce environmental issues because it will ultimately our dependence on wild source. Our demands affect each one of us. As responsible citizens it is for wild edible plants have led to unsustainable the fundamental duty of every citizen, under Article harvesting methods from the wild. 51-A (g) of the Constitution of India, to protect U Let us adopt cleaner habits. By this I mean and improve the natural environment including that each one of us should try to reduce our forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife and to have Carbon footprint. Walking short distances, compassion for living creatures. So, let me list carpooling wherever possible, doing away down some Dos and Don’ts that can be taken up with consumerist culture, etc. are some ways at an individual level as well as institutional level to reduce our Carbon footprint. of the Government: U Let us reduce, re-use and recycle. The new Dos concept these days is for upcycling. Many U Let us compost biodegradable wastes like videos are available in Youtube and Facebook vegetable peels, cut vegetation, etc. It doesn’t for DIYs using wastes and turning them to necessarily have to be in a large scale. For value-added and marketable products. In example, my neighbour chops vegetable many parts of the world people have come up peels and puts them in her flower pots. This with innovative ideas to reduce wastes and is one measure that we can take up at home. turn wastes into profitable business. For Those with kitchen gardens can take it up in example, a nine-year old girl in the US a corner in their compound. It is a crude but recycled bottle caps to turn them into ‘buddy effective method and does not require bench’. A company in Kenya turns flip-flops technical know-how. washed ashore by ocean currents into beautiful animal sculptures. Another example U For those with space in their compound let us can be quoted of bottle-less shampoo. A maintain home gardens. We can plant all company has come up with shampoo bars just kinds of edible plants like Sizou, Thingthupi, like soap that do not require plastic bottles.

Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 9 All these ideas do not only reduce wastes but Do not depend on one-time use plastics like also create opportunities for young small bottles, straws, etc. entrepreneurs. Do not hunt wild animals. Our brains have U Let us learn to appreciate organic food and now developed enough to support ourselves farming. It will increase the income of farmers through domestication. and provide safe food for consumption. Do not waste water. Use judiciously as clean U For future expansion of the town we need to water is not free anymore. come up with proper Town planning in the Avoid one-time use plastics and other line of Master Plan 2021 for Delhi, if not in products. Some college canteen in the USA such a scale. Proper planning is essential for give discount to people who bring their smooth functioning of a densely populated reusable personal cups/mugs. This does not area. Improper plans for roads can lead to incur any extra cost to the caterers as the traffic jams and thus increase vehicular discount is more or less equivalent to what emissions. Roads also need to be wide they would have charged for the disposable enough to have space for roadside plantation. cups. Trees not only provide shade but also act as a barrier for buffering sound of vehicles. Some Do not be greedy when using fertilizers, trees are also known to adsorb air pollutants insecticides and weedicides. Consult experts like Respirable Suspended particulate at free Plant Clinics for the correct dosage. matters. Industries near settlement areas can Well, the article has been a long one but all lead to health hazards. Small scale industries relevant for us in order to have a healthy dealing in hazardous substances can environment. It is a prayer to the public to support contaminate the surface as well as ground the various steps taken by the district water. administration to ban use of plastic carry bags, U Let us make our family and social functions ban illegal sand mining in river beds, ban hunting to more eco-friendly: Churches and of wildlife using catapults, airguns, etc. Policies organisations or caterers have plates and are made out of necessity and always for the cups that can be rented, no need to depend welfare of the people. on disposable plates and cups. If at all unavoidable, please purchase plates made of leaves or Tamul leaves. If not locally available then we can create the demand. Many leaves are available in Churachandpur, which can be converted into biodegradable disposable plates. This will not only be environment friendly but income generating for Self-help groups.

Don’ts

Do not litter. Use dustbins. We have to remind ourselves time and again until it becomes instinctive.

10 CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence day CHURACHANDPUR ECONOMY

AT A GLANCE Dr. L.C. Ngaihte, Principal, Lamka College

enerally speaking the economy of a place is determined by its physical features. This was perhaps much more so in the case of far-flung, back water economy such as Churachandpur. It is interesting to note that there was close resemblance of the Geconomic features of Churachandpur District and that of the Manipur as a whole. It may be appropriate to classify the economy into two-part: the JOB CARD AND THE ECONOMY small, enclaved plain and the out-lying hinterlands. The small Honestly, without any political motive I must admit, of all the enclaved plain areas in and around the township have been Government’s steps we have so far seen for improving the suitable for cultivation, especially for wet cultivation and thus economic life of the people on the margin, the MNREGS Act, yielding rich dividends to the farmers provided there was normal on the face of it, has appeared the most successful one. That, monsoon. We may rightly refer to these small, but productive every household is entitled a JOB CARD for 100-day in a year areas as “the rice bowl of the District.” Saikot and Tuining areas, is nothing short of a ‘gospel’ for the rural poor. It is, in fact, historic relatively well-endowed with suitable topographical landmass and a remarkable turning point in combating rural poverty. Such for wet cultivation, represent another source of food grains for direct cash transfer without exploitative middlemen was the economy. Compared with other parts of the District, this something we have not seen before. For people living hand to region is promising and offers scope for further development. mouth life, the provision of 100-day job/employment inculcate In most plain areas, ownership of land is personal. This doesn’t, in them sense of confidence and a measure of stability in their however, mean that all cultivators are owner. It must be livelihood. Indeed, it has many laudable predecessors, but none mentioned that there are many instances of lease, sub-leased of them enlist or ensure the participation and employment of and shared cropping as elsewhere. such massive manpower on a sustainable basis. Though I do One very real danger ever lurking its ugly head to this thriving not have any official data with me about its implementation etc, food production was the monster of urbanization. It is of I submit to say with a measure of certainty, the positive economic relevance to note that the practice of wet cultivation requires benefits/impacts that go along with it in addressing and specific orientation of the lands. We cannot do it any place. The ameliorating the pitifully weak economic base of the poor. Better increasing speed of urban settlements in and around the work profiles and strict monitoring would, it must be stated, go township poses a serious threat/challenge to food production. along way in tackling the hitherto intractable rural poverty The Hinterlands: More than 90% of the District was made up besides creating durable assets. But today, Job Card seems of hills. In spite of the overwhelming size of the hinterlands, it to be facing survival challenges. It is sad that the power that be hasn’t been richly endowed with forest cover. Apart from has in its wisdom clipped its wings in spite of having such positive Churachandpur and Saikot, there are Singngat, Thanlon, impact on the rural poor of Churachandpur. Even the World Tipaimukh and Henglep Sub-Division, each under Sub- Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have rated it Divisional Magistrate. The economic life of the people in the highly as poverty alleviation programme. What Ragnar Nurkse hills continues to be as hard as before. This hard life existence called “Vicious Circle of Poverty” has been in full play in most with hardly any promise for the future must have compelled part of the economy. Ownership of land being feudal, there is many of them to leave their ancestral villages. A sort of mass no room for the poor peasants (farmers) to graduate from what migration, unknown in recent memory, has taken place since they were. Nothing short of far reaching land reform measures the last ethnic confrontation in 1997. In my humble assessment, along with massive injection of financial assistance for each ‘economic’ was the main driving force of this centripetal and every poor farmer would change the economy. movement. It clearly reflects the proverbial sinking ship being Signs of embryonic capitalism: To wrap up this short piece, deserted by the rats. let me refer to one very disturbing feature of the economy. We Every village has its head/Chief. Almost all powers centered have, quite unfortunately, a society in which there is a sort of on him. He was lord of the village lands. He is also the title- dog eats dog type of competition in acquiring power and holder of the village land. But each cultivating family in the village material possession by fair or foul means. This has landed us was granted land for cultivation on an annualized basis. The to a state of socio-economic relations where the rich get richer practice of slash and burn seemed the only viable economic and the poor poorer. vista for people in the hills. Steep hills, deep gorges, thick and There being no profitable investment outlet, they parked their dense forest and dormant river banks were negotiated for wealth in acquiring vast stretches of open lands here and there. cultivation. It may be asserted that the burnt down resources It is believed that the open lands we see around the township and materials for the purpose of cultivation may proof to be were no longer an open land as such. We have seen erstwhile much more valuable than the product they produced. In other village chiefs selling their village to potential buyers. We acquire words, to facilitate production, large patches of lands with all wealth and riches without known or legitimate sources of the timbers, bamboos and plants were turned into ashes every income. Many of us in the government, who could flout and year. The evil of this system of jhuming cannot be fully fudge the rule, are also deeply involved in the ill-gotten racket. assessed. It is, indeed, destructive, expensive and Acquiring disproportionate income and wealth normally earn unremunerative. It is doom to the economy. In Indonesia, it is you respect and prominence in the society. Cupidity, abject called ‘robber’s economy.’ cupidity has been eating into the vital of the economy.

Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 11 THE NAME OF THE GAME – FOOTBALL! — A district with diverse tribes unified by sports — - Seiminlun Kipgen ports has been used as a sharp tool in bears a dire look, needing Sbuilding close relationships between different complete refurbishment if the countries and nations worldwide besides being district is to take wings used as a vehicle to help fight the menace of towards fast progress and drugs abuse and an unifying force to several development of football. With differences existing in the society. Churachandpur the Churachandpur District District is no exception to this as it witnesses Sports’ Association (CDSA) strong appeal for sports particularly football, taking the charge of sports popularly branded the beautiful game, over the development in the district years. It has now acted as a powerful agent in since 1970, most of football bridging gaps that have long been prevailing in functioning in the district has been handled by the district. them. Accordingly, as many as 85 (eighty five) Manipur might have earned strong presence in football clubs get affiliated with CDSA and in last the country’s sports’ map but such accolades year’s division leagues organised by CDSA, as would not have been possible without the many as 79 (seventy nine) clubs participated in contribution of sportspersons from the league of different divisions. The district Churachandpur District. football is being classified into four different tiers Amongst the various disciplines of sports, it is of which the District Super Division League is the football which wins the hearts of the majority highest followed by the First, Second and Third Churachandpurians. In multi-ethnic places such Division respectively. In last year’s District Super as Churachandpur which are riddled with social Division League 2017, United Khawzim Brothers ills, football can be the right avenue to propel (UKB) achieved a rare feat as they become the young people towards positive action. Although first club in the history of the present era to claim communal feelings tried to rear its ugly head more the championship with 100 percent winning often than not, the way football plays as a unifying record and subsequent upon their historic winning force as witnessed down the last few years is of the Manipur State’s Winners Cup 2017, they something which could not be simply ignored but earned a place into Manipur’s premier club to cherish. No other events in the district could competition-the Manipur State League for the pull as many crowds — drawn from all sections upcoming 2018-19 season. Moreover, of the society — together as football does. Churachandpur District has rendered enormous contributions in State’s football showpiece from Structure of Churachandpur Football : age past. In the maiden Manipur State League of CCpur Football Bigwigs 2006, Rengkai Athletics and Cultural Club Though football is taking centre stage amongst (RACC) asserted their presence. New Lamka the many sports’ disciplines existing within the Youth Club debuted in the State League 2008 district, lack of infrastructures hindered its and after a hiatus of 4(four) consecutive years, development to a great extent. However, the Zomi Football Club (ZFC) forayed in the State’s construction of a new gallery of Lamka Public premier league in 2012 and now United Khawzim Ground, Hiangtam Lamka is a consolation for Brothers (UKB) are in line to become the fourth football players and lovers. Though Lamka Public club from the district to make appearance in the Ground has become the home of several high- State’s premier Manipur State League when the profile football tournaments in the district, the pitch season get underway in few months’ time.

12 CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence day Governor of Manipur Dr. Najma Heptulla kicking off the final match of the first Raja Goukhothang Guite Football Memoriam, 2018 at Public Ground, Hiangtam Lamka

Looking into the context of football development youngster is prepared to make a bigger impact in in the State, Churachandpur contributes the coming days after showing a stand-out enormously. The district has also produced some performance for Chennai City FC in last year’s I- fine professional footballers in Indian football League edition. Such were the impact players arena. In the latest edition of the much-esteemed from Churachandpur District has in Indian football Indian Super League (ISL) 2017-18, three most lucrative leagues in the present era and for Churachandpur based players, like Siam that the District must draw inspiration and pursue Hanghal, David Ngaihte to name a few, made their bigger success and reputation in days to come. presence in some of the biggest Indian football Moments to cherish: clubs. Jamkhansiam @ Siam Hanghal, hailing from Churachandpur District hosted the first ever Bungmual village, had a stellar campaign with Manipur Hill Districts Football Tournament back Kerala Blasters but now switched his trade to play in 2014 with the District Football Team emerging for Delhi Dynamos. David KC Ngaihte continued champions. After a brief spell of missing the his remarkable presence at top level as he recently honour, the coveted Hill Districts’ Football Trophy signed for Minerva Punjab FC after representing returned to its home as the District Team won the Delhi Dynamos FC in the latest ISL edition while tournament of 2017’s edition at Senapati District Konsam Chinglensana of Khumujamba had a Headquarters. breakthrough campaign with FC Goa last term In age-group football tournaments, and the towering defender is in line to make a Churachandpur District showed great presence bigger impact in the upcoming ISL 2018-19 when and consistency over the years but as ill luck the season get underway in few months’ time. The would have it, the District Football Boys were district has another promising talent in Sebastian victims to painful defeat in the final match of those Thangmuansang Zou, who has just signed a tournaments under different age-groups. contract with I-League outfit NEROCA FC and the However, taking into consideration the continuity

Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 13 and consistency it maintained, it appears that it also been set up to nurture and harness promising is only a matter of time Churachandpur District talents of the district. would prevail in age-group football tournaments Taking into consideration the progress it has made of Manipur in years to come if this same trend in the field of football, there is strong optimism for continues. Churachandpur District, with its rich potential, to THE ANNUAL HIGH-POINTS become a force to reckon with in the annals of In a bigger expanse of football in Churachandpur Manipur’s football if all stakeholders fulfill their District, some high-profile and big-money football stakes and pursue bigger goal in the coming days. tournaments taking place in the district cannot be Apart from the fast and progressive development ignored. The district has two age-old football football has brought in Churachandpur district, tournaments namely- the Hmar Martyrs’ Trophy there is another positive result that comes along completing its 15th edition last year and the Seikam with football as it become a binding force in Memorial Football Tournament, which had marked integrating different sections of the society its 9th edition last year and the 10th edition of it in encompassing the district. In good sense, football hand for this year. Other occasionally held high- is a game which involves collective efforts from profile football tournaments are the Zou-Gal different sections of the society irrespective of Memorial Shield-which had completed its 2nd ethnicity, background, religion, gender, etc. So, edition last year and the Zomi Namni Football not only the progress, professionalism and Tournament,which also saw its 4th edition earlier development it brings about, football also serves this year. On the back of these four big as a powerful cohesive element in bringing tournaments witnessing overwhelming success together different sections of the society especially over the course of the years, another high-profile in Churachandpur district where football is football tournament in the name of Raja appreciated and accepted as it is by all and Goukhothang Guite Football Memoriam has come sundry. to the fore this year with a lucrative prize money It would not at all be an exaggeration that despite of Rs. 2 Lakh as incentives for the winners to all disparities caused by some powerful yet unseen become the most prestigious football tournament forces, Churachandpur can survive on the strong in the district. foundation of football. Let’s all join hands together GRASSROOTS FOOTBALL to make a better society and ensure communal harmony in our district through sports. Let football With grassroots football widely recommended as shape a new dimension in our bid to make a better the gateway to success in one’s life as a footballer, Churachandpur, free from any communal tension the district witness several grassroots football and hatred. May God bless Churachandpur courses initiated by several individuals for the love district and the talented and hardworking people! of the game and the youth of the society since the last few years. Moreover, much to the delight —— of the budding football players of Churachandpur, Seiminlun Kipgen is a freelance Sports Writer. two football academies namely The Happy Feet Football Academy and The Shepherd Football Academy, have come to establish since recently while another Grassroots Football Course in the name of Lenlai Club Grassroots programme has

14 CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence day DigitalDigitalLockLockerer - Kh. Kishwar Singh

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Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 15 Components of DigiLocker: iv. Aadhaar Authentication based Issued Document i. Dashboard – This section is the first page you see Access: To receive issued documents from when you login and shows a summary of all your registered issuers, citizens need to authenticate documents. themselves using Aadhaar’s Biometric or Mobile OTP authentication service. ii. Issued Documents – This section shows the URIs (links) of the documents or certificates issued to you v. ISO 27001 certified Data Centre: The application by the Govt. department or other agencies is hosted in a ISO 27001 security certified data centre. participating in DigiLocker. vi. Data Redundancy: Data is backed up in secure iii. Uploaded Documents – This section shows all the environment with proper redundancy. documents which are uploaded by you. You can vii. Timed Log Out: To protect citizen’s account from update the document type, eSign and share these unauthorized access, our system is designed to uploaded documents. terminate session automatically if extended inactivity iv. Shared Documents – This sections shows the list is detected. of documents which you share with others (via email). viii. Security Audit: The DigiLocker application has v. Activity – This section is a log of the activities you been security audited by a recognized audit agency performed in you DigiLocker account. The log and the application security audit certificate has been included the details about the activities such as file obtained. upload, download, eSign etc. ix. User Consent Based System: The data from vi. Issuers – This section lists the departments and DigiLocker is shared only with the citizen’s explicit agencies that are registered on DigiLocker as Issuers. consent. All sharing and access activities are logged If these departments have issued any document/ and conveyed to the citizen. Organizations that need certificate to you, it will appear in the form of a URI access to citizens’ certificates need to register on (link) in your Issued Documents section. DigiLocker and seek explicit consent from the citizen. ______DigiLocker is safe and secure to use. It is taking all precautionary measures to ensure your data is protected and uncompromised. Following are the list of security measures Kh. Kishwar Singh is District Informatics Officer (NIC), that have been implemented so far: Churachandpur

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16 CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence day CHURACHANDPUR POLICE – A SHOULDER TO RELY ON

- K. Kabib, IPS Sr. Superintendent of Police

“Police are Public in Uniform; and Public are Police without Uniform”

Police are the most visible symbol of the state, whose foremost harmony is the first and foremost priority of District Police. So duty is to uphold the rule of law. The law gets expression in the District Police is taking many steps and initiatives focusing on acts of the police. The people, by seeing how fairly and efficiently Community Policing. the police function in a particular area or district can have a COMMUNITY POLICING – AN OVERVIEW: perception of the nature of governance that the citizens are having from their government. District police, in our endeavour to improve our accountability, efficiency and to effectively respond to complaints, we are The Churachandpur District police in the present day situation committed to setting up of Police Community Liaison Groups is performing multifarious functions, which includes, prevention at the District and Police Station level in the coming days. As and detection of crimes, providing security to the citizens in the the saying goes “the basis of police authority cannot be a mere society, maintaining law and order, coordinating CI Ops against law, it has to be the trust of the community as well”. To build a insurgency, fighting against drugs, and coordination with other healthy police – community relationship and to encourage departments of the government and local organisations in their participation of community in public safety, setting up of the works. The performance is also visible in the lesser incidents Police Community Liaison Groups (PCLG) and “Police of crime or public disorder, which is achieved through quick Friends” as a part of Community policing is required. response, timely intervention, prosecution and conviction. The Liaison Group will consist of respectable persons in the In the light of the diversity of the police works, the District police society, public leaders, retired/serving government officers, and have been employing all of its officers and personnel in response people from all walks of life. Those, who can spare few hours to petitions and calls of its citizens. Since Churachandpur is and willing to work together with police in public/community inhabited by many communities, maintenance of communal safety and want to contribute for the betterment of the society at

Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 17 large can be enrolled as “Police Friends”. The Liaison Group and Police Friends will help in creating awareness about child trafficking, prevention of crime against women; road safety, traffic rules and regulations, awareness on drugs, public safety, child sexual abuse, organising counselling centres, preventing illicit sale of liquor and drugs, awareness on cyber-crime, cleanliness programmes at public places etc. Churachandpur Police believes that “Every citizen is a stakeholder in public safety; and his/her participation in community policing not only ensures public safety, but also his own security”. As District Police is committed to establish Police Community Liaison Group (PCLG) and Police Friends in the coming month, it is our earnest request to the people of Churachandpur to join us and give maximum cooperation in our endeavours so that we can serve the people better and make our society The drive against drugs is an ongoing process, and more crime free. intense joint efforts of Public and Police is required in the days to come to eradicate the drug menace from the society. District FIGHT AGAINST DRUGS: Police is working hand-in-hand with some social organisations as well. The arrest of some drug-peddlers in Churachandpur town have cleanse the society from drugs to some extent, and the poppy destruction drive coupled with our commitment to engage the cultivators to pursue alternative cropping, has also been in progress. The achievements reflected below during the past one year shows the progress made in the Anti-Drug campaign front.

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a) Heroin No. 4 Powder: 92 grams (approx. value ‘ 4,60,000/-). 1 SEIZURE OF DRUGS b) Opium: 58.843 Kgs (approx. value ‘ 59,00,000/-). c) WY Tablet: 4751 tablets (approx. value ‘ 3,32,000/-). d) SP Capsule: 413 capsules (approx. value ‘ 6,195/-).

SEIZURE OF a) IMFL: 324.25 litres (approx. value ‘ 2,59,400/-). 2 ALCOHOLS b) DICL: 1580.75 litres (approx. value ‘ 1,58,075/-). c) Other Alcoholic & Beverages: 601 litres (approx. value Rs. 60,100/-). SEIZURE OF 3 TOBACCO Approx. worth value ‘ 8 (eight) lakhs. PRODUCTS

4 TOTAL AREA OF POPPY FIELD DESTROYED About 260 acres (approx. value ‘ 5 crores & ‘ 32 lakhs).

5 VEHICLES a) Recovery of stolen vehicles: 15 vehicles. b) No. of vehicles challan under MV Act.: 1962 vehicles with ‘ 1,79,190/- fine.

Let us join hands together to make our Churachandpur once again as “Paradise of East” ______

18 CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence day ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION Dr Jam Thianlal District Family Welfare Officer

Immunization reduces morbidity and mortality. It prevents Planning Unit No. of PHSC RI sessions diseases and disabilities and brings about healthier and more 1 Singngat PHC 7 182 productive life. The vaccines we give during routine 2 Behiang PHC 1 274 immunization protects a child from Tuberculosis, Diphtheria, 3 Zezaw PHC 3 107 Pertussis, Tetanus (including neonatal tetanus through 4 Thanlon PHC 8 196 immunization of pregnant mothers), Polio, Measles, Rubella, 5 Sinzawl PHC 4 52 Hepatitis B, Haemophillus influenza type b. These vaccines 6 Henglep PHC 14 602 prevent over 2.5 million child deaths each year. It’s worth we 7 Sagang PHC 6 252 all spread awareness on its importance at our own capacity. 8 Saikot PHC 16 960 We have the habit/concept of getting inj.Tetanus Toxoid (TT) 9 Town area 448 after any injury or Road Traffic Accident. This is a big 10 Parbung CHC 4 96 misconception. Every vaccine is designed to produce specific 11 Senvon PHC 3 52 protection by stimulating the production of antibody against the 12 Patpuihmun PHC 3 48 antigen (vaccine) given. And it takes time to develop adequate 13 Sibapurikhal PHC 3 80 antibody to protect one against the disease. So, vaccination Total 72 3349 after the entry of the bacteria or virus during disease outbreak or any injury is meaningless. Rather, following routine Misconceptions: immunization schedule prevents your child from Tetanus & (a) Injecting Tetanus Toxoid (TT) after injury: Every child other vaccine preventable diseases lifelong. is to get Vaccine Pentavalent (which contains inj TT) 3 doses before attaining 1 year, DPT booster at 18 months & 5 years, Vaccines maintenance: In all (Coldchain points) government Inj TT at 10 & 16 years. In doing so, a child gets life-long set up, vaccines are stored in Ice-lined Refrigerators (ILR) and protection from Tetanus. This child doesn’t need to get inj TT transported in Cold-box or Vaccine carriers where temperatures after any injury. are maintained between 2 to 8 degree Celcius from the manufacturing site to vaccination site even in the remotest village. (b) Mobilization for vaccination: Mobilization for I take this opportunity to discourage one and all to abstain from immunization is our collective responsibility. It is not the duty of any vaccination conducted by NGO or voluntary organisation the nurses only whose duty is more of the vaccination and (whose vaccine storage status are not known) unless approved/ record keeping. All Village Health Sanitation Committee must permitted by State Immunization Department. ensure that Village ASHA & AWW are present in the village from atleast 1 week before the scheduled immunization day to Our district has 11 authorised Cold-chain points where vaccines mobilise the parents and pregnant women of the village. can be stored: Distict Vaccine Store (DVS), District Hospital, Saikot PHC, Sagang PHC, Singngat PHC, Behiang PHC, Surveillance Request: Inspite of being in a polio free country Sinzawl PHC, Thanlon PHC, Parbung CHC, Henglep PHC for over 4 years already, we still continue Oral Polio drops in RI & Sibapurikhal PHC. (ILR for PHC Patpuihmun shall be and conduct Intensified Pulse Polio Immunization annually as installed as soon as weather/road conditions permits). our neighbouring countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan are yet to be polio free. Steps taken: Microplan for Routine Immunization has been To maintain our status of a polio free country, continuous prepared to reach every child in every village. Immunization Surveillance is being carried out at every health centre. If you session plans are made based on the number of beneficiaries happen to encounter any child below 15 years with weakness in the village or areas covered by the session site based on the in any part of the body, kindly bring them to the nearest head-counts. Vaccine wastage being a concern here, many Health Centre/Hospital, Casualty, OPD or DFWO office. We villages are planned to have one session in every 3 (three) have to send the stool sample of all AFP cases for months, some monthly. Annual immunization sessions planned for each CHC/PHC covered villages are immediate screening for polio. ____

Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 19 Activities under IDSP in Churachandpur - Dr. Kim Simte, CMO

Integrated Disease Surveillance Project to the districts from the data collected (IDSP) was launched in August 2005 and the periodically and also helps in formulating health programme continues during 12th Plan under planning for prevention of occurrence of NRHM. Its objective is to detect and respond outbreak / epidemic. Regular weekly alert are to disease outbreaks quickly. The IDSP is a sent to the District. nucleus of collecting data pertaining to Outbreak Reporting communicable disease burden from various health facilities in both Govt. as well as private State and District Surveillance Units notify the hospitals. The data collection is being done outbreaks immediately. Rapid Response on Daily / Weekly / Monthly basis depending Team (RRT) visits the affected area for upon the health situation. IDSP online data investigation and sends a First Information entry (weekly) is being done by respective Report (FIR) to District Surveillance Unit. DSU District Surveillance Units in the website send the FIR to SSU and CSU immediately www.idsp.nic.in, monitored by State and and also update in the Web portal. Central Surveillance Unit. Consolidated and Follow-Up of the outbreaks sent to CSU on every Monday, including Nil Weekly Analysis and Forecast reports. This has facilitated overall The collected data are analysed at District improvement in outbreak reporting in the State Level and the health problems are being through IDSP. addressed to the Directors of Health Services Dengue, JE & Scrub typhus, outbreak concerned for remedial action. The IDSP Unit investigation at Churachandpur district also forecasts impending outbreak/ epidemic 2017:

20 CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence day DENGUE Japanese Encephalitis Sub-Divisions affected: Henglep, Sub–Divisions Affected: Henglep,Saikot, Saikot, Churachandpur. Churachandpur. # SAIKOT-55, Male-34 female-21. # SAIKOT-28, Male-15, female-13. # HENGLEP-23, Male-12, Female-11. # HENGLEP-16, Male-11, Female-5 # ZEZAW-2, Male-1, Female-1. # SINGNGAT-1 , Male-1 ,Female-0. # Sagang-1 ,Male-0, Female-1 Saikot Sub–Division is the worse affected Saikot is the worse affected Number of Japanese encephalitis cases Number of Dengue cases in in Churachandpur: Total -45 , Male -27, Churachandpur- Total -81 , Male -47, Female-18 Female-34 Scrub typhus Action taken: House visit of positive cases Sub-Divisions Affected: Henglep,Saikot. for patients status provided with Ayush # Henglep Sub-Divn-5 : Male-5, Female-0, medicine (Balledona 200 for JE patient and # Saikot -1: Male - 1, Female – 0 Eupetoriumperfolatum 30 for Dengue Total -6 , Male -6, Female-0 Paracetamol 500/250 and ORS.

Brief reports of IDSP, Churachandpur, 2018:

Routine Surveillance in Henglep (Najang and Vungmol villages), Singngat (Kangkap village), Measles outbreak investigation in Gothol, Songpi, K.Sinai, Monglenphai village and Field visit at Panglian village as there were cases of AGE suspected and water contamination.

DENGUE Japanese Encephalitis Scrub typhus HENGLEP-1: Female-1. HENGLEP-2: Female-2 HENGLEP-1 Male-1, Other Churachandpur-1: Male-1 Total -2 Male -0, Female-2 (Chandel District)- 1 Male-1, Total -2. Male -1 .Female-1 Total -2. Male -2 Female-0

Remarks: The said Patients are also affected last year (2017).

Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 21 DISTRICT PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORIES (DPHLS)

Functions of DPHL ~ Sample lifting during outbreaks ~ Early Warning Signals” of Impending Epidemics ~ Confirmation of Epidemic Prone Diseases ~ Key Component of “Rapid Response Team” ~ Training for Lab Tech at PHC

ANTI-RABIES CLINIC IN DISTRICT HOSPITAL

22 CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence day A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF NATIONAL AIDS CONTROL PROGRAM (NACP) - Dr. Romeo Sanate District AIDS Control Officer, Churachandpur

The District AIDS Prevention and Control Unit (DAPCU), These TIs program deliver services to the clients so as to Churachandpur under the Leadership of District AIDS Control reduce the Harm due to their Risky Practices/Life style. Officer ( DACO ) is responsible for guiding, directing and So, Needles and Syringes exchange Program, Condom providing necessary support for effective implementation of promotion, Referral of Clients for HIV Testing and Care, NACP in the District. The performance of NACP Facilities for Treatment of STD/STI are some of the Services provided the year April, 17 to June 18 are highlighted as per their centre to the Clients. wise. Performances/Achievements (April, 17 – March, 18 1. INTEGRATED COUNSELLING AND TESTING ):- CENTRES (ICTC): The First ICTC was launched/started · FSW Tested for HIV = 1880 in the year 2003. At Present there are 14 ICTCs (Stand · FSW Positive detected = 1 Alone ICTC/FICTCs/PPP) in the District. These Centre’s · IDU Tested = 1760 provides Free Counselling and Testing for HIV, Psycho- · IDU Positive Detected = 13 Social and Emotional support to the Clients. Primary · MSM Tested = 82 objectives of ICTC are Prevention of HIV infection, Early · MSM HIV Positive = 2 detection of HIV infection and linking them with Care and Support Centre (ARTC/CST). 4. OPIOD SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT/THERAPY (OST):- Performances/Achievements:- From April, 17 to The main components of this OST service is Substitution March, 18. of Risky Injecting Drugs use route to safer practices of General Clients(Non ANC) Tested = 8860 Oral use. This program is so effective that many IDUs HIV Positive detected = 152 lives are being transform into a responsible citizens/ ANC Tested = 6040 household members. The craving for other drugs is being HIV Positive detected = 14 negated by this OST. At present the District have 2(two) OST Centre in the District. 2. ANTI-RETROVIRAL TREATMENT /THERAPY CENTRE (ARTC): There are two ARTC in the District. 1) OST Centre at District Hospital, Churachandpur. One in the District Hospital, Churachandpur run by the - Launched = 4th June 2014.Clients Registered ( As on Govt, and the other Private Centre with the MSF Clinic at June, 18 ) = 748 Thangzam Road, Lamka, Churachandpur. Both the - Clients who are completed treatment ( As on June, 18 ) centre was launched in the year 2006. ARTC provides = 63 Free HIV/ART Medicine, Counselling and Psycho-social 2) OST Centre, SHALOM, New Bazar support to the Clients. It also provides medicines for - Launched = 2006. Clients Registered ( as on June, 18 ) Opportunistic Infection (O.I.) related with the HIV infection. = 659 The District Hospital Laboratory (Pathology Deptt.) - Clients who cpmplete treatment ( as on June, 18 ) provides free Lab. Investigation for all ARTC clients. = 119 Figures below shows the cumulative performance of ARTCs in the District. 5. DESIGNATED STI & RTI CENTRE (DSRC), DH/CCP (Attached to SKIN OPD) :- One of the major routes of HIV Performances/Achievements: ( Till June, 2018 ) transmission is sexual route. And the presence of STI/ · Cummulative Registered = 3294 STD increases the risk of HIV Transmission to 6-7 folds. · Alive and on ART = 1690 Hence Control of STI/STD plays a major role. DSRC is · LFU = 92 launched in the Year 2011 in Churachandpur. 3. TARGETTED INTERVENTION (T.I.):- There are 3 ( three ) T.I.NGOs in the District catering to 3 ( three ) HRGs community of Sex Worker, Injecting Drug User and MSM.

Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 23 Performances/ Achievements April, 17 – a) Real Time Monitoring March, 18 ) :- Real Time Monitoring, Churachandpur was • No. of Attendees = 1543 launched by Shri Shyam Lal Poonia, Deputy • STI diagnose = 619 Commissioner & Chairman DAPCC/CCPur at Mini Auditorium, Dorca’s Hall, New Lamka on 6. SOCIAL BENEFITS UNDER DAPCU (with 22nd May, 2018. This is a monitoring tools Line Departments) : through Electronic and mobile phone. It is evidenced that there is no separate provisional for the PLHIV Community under the Government Scheme. As per the instruction from State Head SACS Official, the DACO Team are pursuing for the community beneficiaries to various Line Department with the help of District Administration. Unlike other years the AIDS Department do not received any OI Medicine and Fund for IEC Materials. We thanks to our Line Department for the various support extending their programme for the PLHIV Community as below :- a) Widow Pension Scheme - 27 b) Disable Scheme - 3

Accomplishment a) Training of OD Response Team a) Observance of World AIDS Day, 2017 The District Administration, Churachandpur With the Leadership of Shri. Shyam Lal organized District OD Response Team Poonia, Deputy Commissioner and Chairman Training under Dr. Vumchinpau Tonsing, DAPCC, Churachandpur, World AIDS Day, Medical Superintendant, District Hospital for 2017 was observed at district level in 3 Phase, 5 ( Five ) Days. After completion of OD that is, Spot Painting Competition, Mass Rally Management Training, a Certificate was and Main Events at Peace Ground. handed over by Deputy Commissioner & The Main Event was blessed by Shri. V. Chairman DAPCC/CCPur to the Trainee. Hangkhanlian, Minister (Agri,, AH/Vety. & AH), Govt. of Manipur at Peace Ground, Tuibong on 1st Dec, 2017.

24 CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence day ACTIVITIES REPORT OF SSA/RTE : 2016-2017 & 2017-2018 - N. Chingkhei Singh ZEO/ DPO/SSA Churachandpur

ACHIEVEMENT REPORT ON SSA - CIVIL WORKS COMPONENT One of the most challenging and crucial interventions under SSA is the Civil works component. From the day of implementation of Civil works, a lot of complicacy and problems are faced by the District officials and the VECs/ SMDCs in particular. However, in the midst of various problems and complicacies, SSA has carried out a remarkable achievement in Churachandpur. WORKS TAKEN UP UNDER SSA-CIVIL WORK FROM THE YEAR 2012-2018

ACHIEVEMENT REPORT OF COMMUNITY MOBILISATION FOR THE YEAR 2017-18 Community Mobilisation under SSA/RTE is a continuous process in which all stake holders are given awareness training for achieving the goal of SSA and RTE. Activity Taken up in 2017-2018 1. Held 1 (one) day training for Master trainers (BRPs & CRPs) who are to give training for SMDCs and Local Authority at 19 Cluster Centres. 2. Held 3-day SMDC/PRI, Local authority training at 19 Cluster Resource Centre (CRCs) which is the smallest unit of Resource centres under SSA/CCP covering 2406 members. 3. Held 1 (one) day community awareness programme on ‘RTE da nokphade’ in collaboration with Nokphade Cultural Foundation of SSA/RTE,Imphal on 31st Jan, 2018 at ZEO campus, CCP. 4. Held 3 (three) days District level SMDC/LA training at YPA Hall, Hiangtam Lamka from 25th – 27th April, 2018,covering DMDC members from 398 schools under ZEO & ADCC.

Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 25 ACTIVITY REPORT OF SSA RESIDENTIAL 16. Review Meeting held on every last Friday of the SCHOOL w.e.f. February 2018 Month. The following are the activities conducted from Extracurricular activities are conducted every February 2018 till date: Friday 1. Blood Test for identification of blood group was ACTIVITY REPORT OF KGBV w.e.f FEBRUARY done for all the students on12th Feb. 2018. 2018 th 2. De-worming tablets were given to all students on 1. The school was opened on 17 February 2018, 14th Feb. 2018. which was inaugurated by Shri Bobi Chand Singh, DPM, SSA. 3. Teachers attended the MRVC (Measles Rubella Vaccination Campaign) at Synod Hall on 2. De-worming and Iron folic tablet was given to all th th 20thMarch 2018. the students on 27 and 28 February 2018. 4. CCI (Centre for Community Initiative/ The 3. Blood Test for identification of blood group for all th Malsawm Initiative) organised ‘Ring the Bell the students was conducted on 16 March 2018 Campaign’ on Inclusive Education in the School by the laboratory technician. Campus on 21st March, 2018. 4. MRVC (Measles Rubella Vaccination Campaign) th 5. Parent-Teacher Meet on MR Vaccination Camp was held on 27 March 2018 awareness was held in the school on 23rd 5. General health check-up was done on 31st March March 2018 2018 by a lady doctor. 6. Summative Assessment-I Examination was held 6. Summative Assessment- I was held on 9th – 17th from 5th – 11th April, 2018. April, 2018. 7. MR Vaccine was administered to students by Staff 7. Social work under ‘Swachh Bharat’ was held in of the Medical Department on 9th April, 2018. the school campus on 18th April 2018 8. Students’ I-Cards were issued on 9thApril 2018. 8. Sports and Literary Meet was held on 5th and 6th 9. Free Eye Screening & Optical Camps was June 2018. organised in the school by Ropiang Foundation 9. Students were taken to Imphal and Moirang on Trust 11thApril 2018. Out of the 90 students 23rd June as part of Educational Tour/Excursion screened, 10 students with low vision were sponsored by the Deputy Commissioner, provided spectacles for free on 14th July, 2018. Churachandpur. 10. Social Work under Swachh Bharat was held in 10. Summative Assessment- II was held from 2nd - the school on 18th April 2018. 10th July 2018. 11. 4 teachers attended the ‘Raise Project Orientation’ 11. Second general health check-up was held on 7th on Inclusive Education with CCI at DC’s conference July 2018 by Henglep PHSC Medical Team. th hall on 17 May 2018. 12. 14 items of infrastructures were renovated or 12. Singing competition was held on 22nd and 28th June, replaced since February 2018 2018. 13. Summative Assessment-II Examination was held from 2nd – 5th July, 2018. 14. Social work and tree plantation was held in the school campus on 1st August, 2018. 15. Medical check up is held every month by doctors from the District Hospital and free medicines provided as prescribed. 26 CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence day ACHIEVEMENT REPORT FOR FREE TEXT BOOK FOR THE YEAR 2017 SSA Free Text Books were distributed from 13th to 19th June, 2018 to the Blocks for further distribution to schools. The Block wise distributions of Free Text Books are as follows:

PROVISION OF FREE UNIFORMS As per RTE Act Provision of free uniforms to all Girls, SC/ST and BPL boys who are enrolled in Govt. School are provided uniforms in the District since 2013-14. SMDCs are Agency for powerment and distribution of uniform in their respective schools. Altogether 22659 students from 365 Government schools (under ZEO & ADC) were provided uniform in the year 2016-17 and 2017-18 (i.e Table I & II). Fund for procurement of uniforms are E- Transfered to the concerned school Management and Development (SMDC) Account from District Board of Education (DBE) SSA/RTE Account. BLOCK WISE PHYSICAL NUMBER OF STUDENT ARE GIVEN AS UNDER 1. For the financial year 2016-2017

(FREE UNIFORM (Free school uniform have been supplied/provided once a year)

Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 27 ACTIVITIES REPORT OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR DISABLE (IED), 2017-2018 SSA-RTE, Churachandpur District, Manipur 1. Observation of International Day for Persons with Disability 2. Distribution of Escort &Transport Allowance and Assistive Device 2017-18 to 241 no. of CWSN through respective Bank Account numbers in different Bank branches. 3. Aids and appliances distributed to 6 nos.CWSN during ‘GO TO VILLAGE’ camp at TCU Hall, Lanva on 15/05/2018 under Churachandpur Block 4. A 3-day Residential Training for Primary Teachers and Upper Primary teachers under ZEO/ADCC teachers on Curricular Adaptation was held at Vimala Raina H/s from 3rd to 5th May, 2018 BRC under Churachandpur Block. 5. Medical Assessment camp 6. Parental awareness programme on Inclusive Education was conducted at SSA Resource centre on 30th June, 2018 7. Corrective surgery at SHIJA Hospital, Imphal. REPORT ON SCHOOL GRANT AND MAINTENANCE GRANT, 2016 – 2017 School Grant and Maintenance Grant fund released to schools SMDC bank Accounts for the financial year 2016 – 2017, through E-transfer. Teacher Grant : Teacher grant is provided to Primary and Upper Primary teachers under Government, Govt. Aided and Autonomous District Council Schools @ Rs. 500/- per teacher on annual basis for developing/ facilitate child centered, joyful classroom processes by using self developed low cost and locally available teaching learning materials relating to his / her subject. PROGRESS REPORT OF OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN SSA, CHURACHANDPUR State Project Director vide letter No. 6/12/13-SSA/SMA dated 12th Sept. 2016 approved for 315 (Three hundred and fifteen) in which 215 (Two hundred and fifteen) are Residential special training and 100 (One hundred) are Non-residential. Out of 215 (Two hundred and fifteen) residential special training 115 students continue from previous and 100 students are fresh.

28 CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence day CMHT & Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Swasthya Suraksha (PMRSSM) - Dr. Jire L. Pudaite, DNO-CMHT

Chief Minister-gi Hakshelgi Tengbang (CMHT) launched on IV. Benefits under the scheme :- Statehood Day, 21st January, 2018 is a pioneering health By providing the CMHT- Manipur health card at the assurance scheme initiated by Government of Manipur. The empanelled hospitals, a beneficiary can get cashless scheme provides cashless treatment to the ‘poorest of the poor’ treatment at Rs. 50000/- for general ailments, Rs 2 lakhs at Governmentand private hospitals specially empanelled for seven critical ailments listed per year per enrolled family under the scheme. The scheme provides health care cover on floater basis. The benefits will be applicable on up to Rs. 2 lakhs for eligible family on hospitalization. hospitalization procedures only. This capped benefit of The objective of the scheme is to provide primary and Rs 2 lakhs will include the capped travel and daily secondary care and treatment of the following critical ailments allowances. Churachandpur District performance at empanelled network hospital. on enrolment and beneficiaries who benefits from ~ Cardiovascular Diseases. the scheme are given below: ~ Cancer. Enrollment report as on 4th August, 2018 ~ ~ Kidney Diseases. SECC - 8641 ~ Neonatal Diseases. AAY - 769 ~ Neurological Diseases. Widow - 1204 ~ Burns. Disable - 207 ~ Liver ailments. Total - 10821 I. Eligible Beneficiaries under the scheme are:- Yellow cases approved by Deputy Commissioner - 560 a. Household who are listed in socio economic caste Pending - 1087 census (SECC) 201.Rs. 50 is being charged per family to meet the cost of card and processing. Declined - 83 th b. Widows, Disabled and AAY cards holder are eligible Hospitalization as on 6 August:- for the scheme No fees are taken for the above 1. Over-all summary ~ mentioned 3 criterion. In patient - 29 Discharged - 485 c. For household who are not listed in SECC 2011, and Total - 554 doesn’t belong to the above three criteria, they can however get registered as yellow case by submitting No. Operated cases:- documents required, which will be verified and ENT department - 23 approved by Deputy Commissioner Churachandpur. Orthopedic department - 51 Based on Deputy Commissioner’s recommendation Surgery department - 70 they will be enrolled into the scheme & CMHT card Total - 144 will be issued. Rs. 50 may be charged (If applicable). Obstetrics &Gynecology department:- II. Mandatory Documents required for enrollment:- Normal Delivery - 112 a. ID Proof – Original Epic (Voter ID) Card, PAN Card, Cesarean delivery - 42 Driving License/Ration Card/Passport, Aadhar No. , Operated case of Gynae - 11 Any one of these is acceptable as ID Proof. Total – 165 b. Eligibility Proof – SECC based eligibility (Family ID), AAY Card, Disability certificate 40% and above, and widow certificate or husband death certificate. c. Aadhar Number – To enroll in the scheme Aadhar No. is essential and a copy of Aadhar card to be shared along with consent, If the family do not have Aadhar card and wants to get enrolled in the scheme, they have get enrolled into Aadhar and provide Aadhar application number and consent form. III. Enrollment can be done daily at CMHT counter, District Hospital Churachandpur on weekdays excluding government holiday. #CMHT Counter at District Hospital, CCPur

Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 29 One of the major healthcare scheme, ‘Ayushman Bharat’, announced by the Union Government in this year’s Budget, aims to ensure better healthcare to the people, particularly from the lower strata of the society. The scheme has two components — the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Swasthya Suraksha Mission (PMRSSM) and Health and wellness centres. The PMRSSM, a mega healthcare scheme, aims to provide free health treatment up to five lakh rupees to the poor and vulnerable sections of the society. PMRSSM is expected to provide cashless and paperless # A CMHT Card holder admitted in district hospital access to services for the beneficiary at both public and private Besides, CMHT scheme, Government of India will be empanelled hospitals across the State, Districts and country. launching Nationwide Health protection scheme on 15th There will be no capping on family size. This will ensure that of August, 2018, known as PMRSSM, which will be all members of designated families, specifically girl child and integrated with CMHTshortly. The main features and objectives senior citizens, get maximum coverage. PMRSSM and beneficiaries enrollment status is highlighted Besides, preference is also being accorded to make woman in the following page - as the head of the family to ensure gender justice. More than PMRSSM: A New Initiative by Government in 1,300 medical packages have been defined, that covers Healthcare surgery, medical and day care treatments, including medicines, diagnostics, among others. The Pradhan MantriRashtriya Swasthya Suraksha Mission is a new and groundbreaking initiative of the The PMRSSM is designed on entitlement basis. This means Government which aims at providing easily available medical every family figuring in defined Socio Economic Caste Census insurance and health services to the poor. (SECC), 2011 database will be entitled to claim benefit under It is extremely worrying that nearly 60 million Indians are the scheme. In Churachandpur District, 33068 Households pushed into poverty because they are, unfortunately, are entitled as beneficiary as per SECC2011 data out of which compelled to shell out half of their annual household so far 26920 Households has been updated and verified expenditure to meet medical needs, especially when it comes through national web portal. The overall District % updated on to hospitalization. Even after 70 years of independence, there the day of the reporting is 80%. is no real health insurance scheme for 80 per cent of the Indian population.

REPORT AS ON DATE: 3rd AUGUST 2018 TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS TOTALUPDATED PERCENTAGE (%) S.NO DISTRICT T.D. BLOCK TO BE UPDATED HOUSEHOLDS OF HH UPDATION 1 Churachandpur Samulamlan 2940 2690 91.49% 2 Lamka South 217 217 100% 3 Henglep 7562 4378 57.89% 4 Singngat 2896 2434 84.04% 5 Tuibong 6163 5388 88% 6 Lamka 5140 4826 94% 7 Suangdoh 1112 968 87.05% 8 Kangvai 120 120 100% 9 Lanva 269 269 100% 10 Saikot 1670 1605 97% 11 Sangaikot 1977 1474 75% 12 Mualnuam 1069 935 88% 13 Pherzawl Thanlon 1898 1616 85% 14 Vangai Range 0 0 0 15 Tipaimukh 35 0 0

30 CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence day BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO INITIATIVE - Ms Glorykim Singsit, BO, DC office, Churachandpur It is an initiative by the Government of India, through the as indicated in the census of 2001(CSR-968) and convergent effort of the Ministry of Women and Chid 2011(CSR-948). This is a cause for concern. Development, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and The District Administration in this regard, has taken the initiative the Ministry of Human Resource Development. It aims to to promote awareness of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme change the mind-set of the society towards the traditional view in the district by constituting District Level Committee and Block of the girl child and her roles as a woman and also to generate Level Committee, printing and distributing of BBBP banners awareness and improve the efficiency of welfare services for Sub-Divisional ‘Go to Village’ camps, organising intended for girls. Churachandpur Women’s Futsal Tournament along with local In Phase-I (Year 2014-15), the Scheme was started in 100 community organisations, conducting quiz competitions for districts for focussed intervention and multi-sectoral action. students, BBBP slogan and anthem competition, felicitating These districts were identified on the basis of low Child Sex Vocal Quest winners, felicitating meritorious girl child with mental Ratio as per Census 2011 covering all States/UTs as a pilot disability and many more activities planned ahead for the year. with at least one district in each state. It has also sent two District Level Officers for the National Conference of 244 selected district for Multi-Sectoral Activities The criteria/norms for selection/identification of first 100 under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao(BBBP) on 4th May, 2018, New districts in Phase-I are as under : Delhi. • 87 Districts have been selected from 23 States/UTs having Child Sex Ratio below the National average of 918. • 8 Districts have been selected from 8 States/UTs having Child Sex Ratio above National average of 918 but showing declining trend. • 5 Districts have been selected from 5 States/UTs having Child Sex Ratio above National average of 918 and showing improving trend so that other parts of country can learn from them. In Phase-II (Year 2015-16), the Scheme was expanded in additional 61 districts covering 11 States for creating awareness and advocacy about the issue taking into account the criticality Attending National conference on BBBP of the issue and performance of the scheme on ground. Multi-Sectoral Activities In this short duration, BBBP has been well-received and favourable trends are visible in many of the districts. The scheme has been successful in establishing the improvement in Child Sex Ratio as a National Agenda. Based on the successful implementation in 161 districts, the Cabinet has approved the expansion of BBBP which would include Multi- sectoral intervention in 244 districts(in addition to existing 161 districts) and Alert District Media, Advocacy and Outreach in 235 districts, thus covering all the 640 districts (as per census 2011) of the Country to have a deeper positive impact on Child Sex Ratio. Churachandpur District has been selected as one of the 244 districts under Multi-sectoral Intervention. Though the district’s Child Sex Ratio(CSR) is above the national Child Sex Ratio, it has seen a consecutive decline Felicitation of Vocal Quest Winner

Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 31 North Eastern Community Resource Management Project for Upland Areas [NERCORMP] – A Livelihood venture of the north eastern council [NEC]

- D.Khuala Vaiphei,Project Director, NERCORMP, Churachandpur NERCORMP BACKGROUND North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Project for Upland Areas (NERCORMP) is a livelihood and In order to achieve its objectives, the following are rural development project aimed to transform the lives of the NERCORMP’s key components: poor and marginalized tribal families in the North Eastern Region of India. It is an initiative of the North Eastern Council 1. Table 1 – Strengthening Capacity of Participating Agencies (NEC), Ministry of DoNER, Govt. of India and its broad objective 2. Table 2 – Village Development Fund (Livelihoods) can be summarized as: 3. Table 3 – Village Development Fund (Social Sector) “To improve the livelihoods of vulnerable groups in a 4. Table 4 – Village Development Fund (Infrastructure) ustainable manner through improved management of 5. Table 5 - Community Biodiversity Conservation their resource base in a way that contributes to preservation and restoration of the environment” 6. Table 6 - Project Management 7. Table 7 to 10 - Handholding for old project villages. The project adopts a holistic approach of development with two broad focus areas: THE PROJECT in CHURACHANDPUR DISTRICT • Social mobilization, organization and capacity building to Churachandpur is the southern most districts of Manipur where tap and realize the greatlatent potential of the communities 98% percent of the area is hilly and about 90% of its population by employing time tested their traditional value systems are predominantly Tribal community Comprising of several and culture tribes like Aimol, Chiru, Gangte, Kabui, Kom, Mate, Mizo, Paite, Thadou, Simte, Vaiphei, Zou etc. NERCORMP • Intervene with the economic and social activities and Churachandpur operates in five blocks namely:,HENGLEP, infrastructure with predominant thrust on income generating SANGAIKOT, SAMULAMLAN, THANLON and TUIBONG. activities to achieve economic transformation. Even though the district is categories as one of the most The phase III project operates in two districts each in developed hill district in the state in terms of literacy, the interior Arunachal Pradesh (Tirap and Changlang) and Manipur area of the district are still unreached and backward. Not to (Churachandpur and Chandel). speak of the remote villages, even some of the sub-divisional BROAD OBJECTIVES OF NERCORMP PROJECT HQ are still unreached by motorable roads. Thus road The project’s primary objective is to improve the livelihood communication is a great challenge not only for NERCORMP, options of economically vulnerable groups in a sustainable but also for any development project. NERCORMP intervention manner through the promotion of improved livelihood is mainly on Livelihood and thus focuses the food security of opportunities and strengthening of local institutions that relate the beneficiaries. to livelihood development. Specific objectives are to: INSTITUTION BUILDING • Promote a more sensitive approach to the design and The Project which is operating in five blocks of Churachandpur implementation of development interventions; district has been implemented through the institutions created • Enhance the capabilities of local people to select for the project - the Natural Resource Management Group appropriate livelihood opportunities, access required (NaRM-G) and Self Help Group (SHG) of NERCORMP III financial resources, manage new technologies and Villages in Churachandpur District as given below: institutions at the village level; Sl.No. Particulars Total • Increase incomes through more sustainable income generating rural livelihood activities and the establishment 1 Village Covered 361 of more and more non-farm enterprises at the micro and 2 Existing NaRMGs 385 small-scale level; and 3 Existing SHGs 943 • Establish effective and appropriate delivery systems for 4 Block covered 5 inputs and for the maintenance of assets and resources, with emphasis on microfinance, savings and thrift, and 5 Household Covered 14653 micro-insurance products, along with access to business 6 Total HH in the project villages 15002 development services that would link household based 7 Defaulting Villages Dropped from the project 15 livelihood activities with the larger economy. 32 CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence day At the CBO level, the project is being facilitated by the • EXECUTIVE BOARD (EB) of RS with Secretary NEC as following Partner NGOs: the Chairperson. 1. Action for Women & Children Advancement (AWCA) • NODAL OFFICER in each state at Senior Government 2. Good Samaritan Foundation (GSF) official level. 3. Centre for Communication & Rural Development • District Society and Executive Board in each District with (MassCORD) either Deputy Commissioner or Principal Secretary (in 4. Rural Aid Servives (RAS) Assam) as the Chairman. 5. Rural Community Development Services (RCDS) Executive Responsibility of the Project is vested as 6. Rural Devpt. & Research Agency [RUDRA] follows: - 7. Sahei Foundation • Regional Office (RS) Shillong also known as the PSU 8. Social Transmission Agency [STA] (Programme Support Unit) – Managing Director and 9. Centre for Community Initiatives [CCI] Team. 10. Community Development Society (CDS) • District Support Team (DST) Offices at District level 11. Village Educational Development & Arts Society [VEDAS] with District Project Director (DPD) and Team. PROJECT MANAGEMENT FRAME WORK • NGO Partners at the District level. Currently, there are 11 • REGIONAL SOCIETY (NERCRMS) Shillong with PNGO in the district. Secretary NEC as Chairperson. THE PROJECT COMPONENTS COMPRISES OF THE FOLLOWING: Table No. 1 BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF PARTICIPATING AGENCIES Table No. 2 LIVELIHOODS ENHANCEMENT Table No. 3 SOCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT Table No. 4 RURAL ROADS AND ELECTRIFICATION Table No. 5 COMMUNITY-BASED BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND COMMUNICATION Table No. 6 PROJECT MANAGEMENT

NERCORMP & PNGO staff inspecting infrastructure works

NERCORMP –CCPUR staff with NEC Fianancial Adviser NERCORMP Beneficiaries with their produces

Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 33 TOBACCO: HARMFUL EFFECTS & BENEFITS OF QUITTING!! Dr Chingnunsiam District Nodal Officer for National Tobacco Control Programme NHM, Churachandpur

“Tobacco is the only legally available consumer product which kills people when used entirely as intended”(The Oxford Medical Companion, 1994). The global tobacco epidemic kills more than 7 million people each year, of which close to 900,000 are non-smokers dying from breathing second-hand smoke. Nearly 80% of the more than 1 billion smokers worldwide live in low- and middle-income countries, where the burden of tobacco-related illness and death is heaviest. (Ref: WHO. Unless urgent action is taken, by 2030, tobacco will kill more than 8 million people each year. Tobacco kills more people than HIV/AIDS, legal drugs, illegal drugs, road accidents, murder and suicide each year combined.

Tobacco is derived from the plant named Nicotiana - Mouth: Tobacco use causes bad breath, loss of taste, Tabacum and it is being marketed in dried and cured leaves yellow teeth, tooth loss and gum disease. There is in the form of smoke and smokeless tobacco. India is the increased risk of cancer of the tongue, throat, lips and second largest producer and also consumer of tobacco oral cavity.- Lungs: Shortness of breath, wheezing, cold and worldwide. This largely contributed to the enormous chest infections, bronchitis, persistent cough, mucus, death arising out of Non- Communicable diseases like emphysema and increased risk for lung cancer is observed Diabetes, Hypertension, COPDs, road traffic accidents in a smoker’s lungs. etc. The smoked forms of tobacco include – Bidis (Zial), - Heart: increased risk for coronary heart disease, stroke, Cigarettes, Cigars, Cheroots, Chuttas, Pipe, Chillum, Hookah. and peripheral vascular disease, second-hand smoke Smokeless forms of tobacco use are Paan (betel quid) exposure contribute to approximately 12% of all heart disease with tobacco, Paan masala with tobacco (Talab & T5, deaths. Rajnigandha & Tulsi), areca nut and slaked lime preparations, - Brain: Increased risk of stroke and addiction, Oxygen is Mawa, Khaini, chewing tobacco, snus, gutkha and tobacco depleted by the excess accumulation of carbon monoxide water locally known as “Tuibuk”. All these tobacco forms (bad air). include Nicotine, Caffeine and Ethyl Alcohol which is widely consumed psychoactive agents. Therefore, once a person - Reproduction: Reduced fertility, low birth weight, preterm is addicted to tobacco use, it is extremely difficult to quit and delivery, infant mortality. burden of tobacco use has its own consequences. Socio-economic consequences: Health cost study by Health Consequences: ICMR( 1998-1999) showed health expenses from out of - Appearance: Smoking causes damaged skin with pocket due to tobacco related illness exceeding revenue wrinkles, stinky hair with smell of nicotine, and yellow collection by crores of rupees. Buying tobacco can fingertips. compromise on basic necessities of the family like food, 34 CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence day water and shelter. As per GATS 2010, Average spending - Within 1 year of quitting: Your risk of coronary heart of smokers increased from Rs 93 to Rs 399. Tobacco disease is half that of someone still using tobacco. consumption is the highest in north eastern part of India where - Within 5 years of quitting: Your risk of mouth, Manipur stands fifth among the low performing states. throat, esophagus, and bladder cancers are reduced by Environmental consequences: causes deforestation (10 to half. 12 wood required to produce only 1 kilograms of dried - Within 10 years of quitting: Your risk of dying from lung tobacco). It depletes soil nutrients. Pesticides and fertilizers cancer is about one half that of a person who still smokes. used causes pollution, tobacco farmers’ health effects. Cellulose used in cigarettes and empty packets of Infants and children who you live with will have: panmasalas like gutkha, talab are non biodegradable and - Asthma that is easier to control takes many years to degrade. - Fewer visits to the emergency room - Fewer colds, ear infections, and pneumonia BENEFITS OF QUITTING TOBACCO: - Reduced risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) You may enjoy the following when you quit smoking. Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS): - Your breath, clothes, and hair will smell better. In comparison to Global Adult Tobacco Survey 1 (2009- - Your sense of smell will return. Food will taste better. 2010), the GATS 2 survey revealed that the percentage of - Your fingers and fingernails will slowly appear less yellow. tobacco usage in Manipur, Assam and Tripura has increased. - Your stained teeth may slowly become whiter. The prevalence of tobacco use as per GATS 2 in Manipur is - Your children will be healthier and will be less likely to start 55.1 to compare with the National average of 28.6. In smoking. smoker category, Manipur stands fifth among the other North- - It will be easier and cheaper to find an apartment or hotel eastern states with 20.9 against the national average of 10.7. room. In smokeless tobacco users, Manipur (47.7) stands second - You may have an easier time getting a job. highest after Tripura against the national average of 21.4. Seven north- eastern states and Sikkim constitute only 3.8 of - It may be easier to find a date. Many people do not smoke India’s population but it has been found that 2.6 of the population and do not like to be around people who smoke. are tobacco users.One need to look at this evidence based - You will save money. survey on a serious note and tackles this public health menace Some health benefits begin almost immediately. Every with collective efforts from individuals/families and week, month, and year without tobacco further improves community at large by involving Churches/religious your health.- Within 20 minutes of quitting: Your blood groups, philanthropic organisations, CBOs, NGOs, SHGs pressure and pulse rate drop to normal and the temperature of etc. There is a need to conduct district wide awareness your hands and feet increases to normal. campaigns educating the public on the harmful effects of tobacco including tobacco control law especially COTPA - Within 8 hours of quitting: Your blood carbon monoxide (Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act) 2003. levels drop and your blood oxygen levels increase to normal levels. All government and private school can be covered under the School Awareness Programme of National Tobacco Control - Within 24 hours of quitting: Your risk of a sudden Programme (NTCP) to bring about better knowledge, attitude heart attack goes down. and perception towards tobacco and implementation of tobacco - Within 48 hours of quitting: Your nerve endings begin free school guidelines. to regrow. Your senses of smell and taste begin to return to The service delivery of Tobacco Cessation Clinic at normal. District Hospital, Churachandpur needs to be strengthened - Within 2 weeks to 3 months of quitting: Your so that any tobacco user both in smoking and smokeless circulation improves. forms or dual users, who are willing to quit can easily avail Walking becomes easier. Your lungs work better. cessation services in the form of behavioural counselling Wounds heal more quickly. and free medications. - Within 1 to 9 months of quitting: You have more To conclude, it is my humble appeal that all public places energy. Smoking- related symptoms, such as including restaurants, public gatherings, churches and all coughing, nasal congestion, fatigue, and shortness of government offices, all health centres- H&WCs, PHSCs, breath improve. You will have fewer illnesses, colds, PHCs, CHCs, Hospitals may be declared “Tobacco Free and asthma attacks. You will gradually no longer be Zone”. I believe such a Tobacco free rule will lead to short of breath with everyday activities. healthier and cleaner Churachandpur. Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 35 FROM AROUND THE BLOCKS (Inputs: Lalramsang Infimate, Project Director, DRDA,Churachandpur)

On this auspicious occasion of our Nation’s 72nd Independence Under the MGNREGS covering 876 villages of the district with Day, the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) a total of 61977 job card holders, Eleven days (11) days of Churachandpur is pleased to highlight some of the employment was achieved in 2017-18, and five (5) days under achievements of the Block Development officers/Programme MGNREGS 2018-19 is under progress as on 31st July, 2018.In officers/Project officers in the fields of development for the year pursuance of the RD Ministry latest order of May 2018, under 2017 upto July 31st 2018. It would be first worth mentioning the the MGNREGS, water conservation works have been various roles the SDMs/SDOs/BDOs take up in their respective increased manifold. Plantations works have increased to 813 Division/Block. Being the Nodal officers of their sub divisions, units in 2018-19 from 471 units in 2017-18.Farm Ponds works some of major roles they discharged are as the Charge officer have increased to 475 units from 40 units in 2017-18, and in the AADHAAR enrolment exercise, as AEROs and EROs irrigation & minor irrigation works have increased from 51 units on deputation under the Election commission of India in their in 2017-18 to 171 units in 2018-19. Under the PMAY-G 2017- respective sub divisions, as Magistrate for law & order, as 18 (Pradhan Mantri Awaaz Yojana-Gramin), Churachandpur Registrar/Revenue officers of their respective Blocks, and as District was allocated 1819 units, out of which 1807 houses the Nodal/Charge-officers/Programme officers of all the central/ have been sanctioned with 1st instalment, 1459 houses with state sponsored development schemes. Under this multi-facet 2nd instalment and 432 houses with 3rd instalments. Forty five tasks and responsibilities, it is noteworthy to mention some of (45) houses have been fully constructed as on 31st July, 2018 the developmental works implemented by the DRDA and the Sub Divisional officers.

36 CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence day Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 37 38 CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence day Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 39 PMKSY WATERSHED COMPONENT,CHURACHANDPUR DISTRICT Har Khet ko Pani “Prime Minister Krishi Sinchayee Yojana”

Government of India is committed to accord high priority to The programme will be supervised and monitored by an Inter- water conservation and its management. To this effect Pradhan Ministerial National Steering Committee (NSC) will be Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) has been constituted under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister with formulated with the vision of extending the coverage of irrigation Union Ministers from concerned Ministries. A National ‘Har Khet ko pani’ and improving water use efficiency ‘More Executive Committee (NEC) will be constituted under the crop per drop’ in a focused manner with end to end solution Chairmanship of Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog to oversee on source creation, distribution, management, field application programme implementation, allocation of resources, inter and extension activities. The Cabinet Committee on Economic ministerial coordination, monitoring & performance Affairs chaired by Hon’ble Prime Minister has accorded assessment, addressing administrative issues etc. approval of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) in its meeting held on 1st July, 2015. There are 18 projects taken up in the District covering 257 villages. Approved treatable area under this project is 87193 The scheme will be implemented by Ministries of Agriculture, (Ha) spreading across the Blocks namely Henglep, Singngat, Water Resources and Rural Development. Ministry of Rural Thanlon, Saikot, Vangai, Tipaimukh, Samulamlan, Sangaikot Development is to mainly undertake rain water conservation, and Churachandpur. construction of farm pond, water harvesting structures, small check dams and contour bunding etc. MoWR, RD &GR, is to undertake various measures for creation of assured irrigation source, construction of diversion canals, field channels, water diversion/lift irrigation, including development of water distribution systems.

Ministry of Agriculture will promote efficient water conveyance and precision water application devices like drips, sprinklers, pivots, rain-guns in the farm “(Jal Sinchan)”, construction of micro-irrigation structures to supplement source creation activities, extension activities for promotion of scientific moisture conservation and agronomic measures.

40 CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence day OVERVIEW OF KHUNGANG CHATSE (GO TO VILLAGE) IN CHURACHANDPUR - Ginmuan Ngaihte, MCS AC to DC, Churachandpur Introduction: Khungang Chatse or Go to Village is an umbrella Program of applications and others. Apart from state departments, LPG the Government of Manipur for delivery of services to the citizens distributors and NGOs too participated and put in their fair share. at their doorstep. It include within its ambit, for implementation of all centrally sponsored schemes and state government Reporting: schemes. It was conceived under the leadership of Hon’ble To start with, the BDOs were tasked with filling a consolidated Chief Minister, Shri N Biren Singh. report for their respective camps to the Deputy Commissioner who then compiles the same for the district and forwards the The basic premise of the program is that if all department office’ camp reports to Planning Department. Thus, reports were first heads or DLOs visit a village and take stock of the ground reality obtained from respective departments to the BDO of the camps and identify both the service demand and infrastructure gap of concerned, then district level compiling is performed. This multi- the village, provisioning of the identified requirements can be level compilation of data led to certain errors. Recognising the done in a planned manner and saturation of various need for a more effective reporting and monitoring mechanism, government schemes can be achieved for that particular village. the IT Department developed a GTV online web portal with The exercise may be extrapolated and repeated to cover all login credentials generated for respective head of department/ villages in Manipur by means of Go to Village Camps. offices who then henceforth update directly their camp activities Implementation Architecture: on the portal against the respective villages that were covered. The Deputy Commissioner ShriShyamLalPoonia, IAS was the The Office of the Deputy Commissioner is responsible for entry overall in-charge of implementation for the District. Under the of village names in the portal and creation of camps, all the program, Block Level Committees were formed under the while remaining the main convenor of the program. Chairmanship of respective BDOS by drawing members from Progress: all departments who were nominated by their respective office Till date, a total of 47 camps has been conducted thereby heads. GTV camps are conducted every Tuesday of the week covering a total of 464 villages (including their machets). The by the Block Level Committee. The Autonomous District Council table below give a figurative view of the camps conducted thus Constituencies are chosen as the basis for setting up of GTV far: camps. Scheduling is planned in such a manner that each DCC will be covered at least four times in a year. Camps were Sl.No. Date of Camp No. of Camps No. of Villages organised on cluster basis so that each camp may be able to Organised Covered cover maximum village village. 1 01.05.2018 4 2 07.05.2018 9 Lunching 3 15.05.2018 9 The state-wide launch of Go to Village program was conducted 464 villages 4 22.05.2018 9 on 1st May 2018. Shri JC Ramthanga, IAS, Principal Secretary (including hamlets) 5 27.06.2018 9 (Cooperation) was appointed the Nodal Officer in charge of has been covered 6 03.07.2018 3 GTV Churachandpur and under his supervision, District level over 47 camps 7 10.07.2018 2 launching of the program was conducted across all the four conducted so far. 8 17.07.2018 2 Assembly Constituencies of Churachandpur as follows: The details of the services delivered, rejected of pending can Sl.No Name of A/C Place/Village of GTV launch be obtained as per the scheme, department or district from 1 57-Henglep Kukimun GTV portal: www.gotovillage.in 2 58-Churachandpur Vengnuam 3 59-Saikot B. Vengnuam Conclusion: 4 60-Singngat Singngat The Go to Village program holds tremendous potential towards the commitment of the government for doorstep delivery of The district level launch of the program was earnestly attended services. As the program progresses and as feedbacks are by the Hon’ble MLAs of the concerned A/C and it draws huge received from all quarters, it is worthwhile to mention that the participation from the citizens. Various departments in the district promise of the program is immense. Commitment of all set up their stalls disseminating awareness, deliverables, giving stakeholders towards this end will ensure that the benefits of out application forms for various schemes, accepting the program accrue to those that need it the most.

Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 41 DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CHURACHANDPUR DISTRICT K.KhaipuGangte Informatics Officer/DIT, Churachandpur About DIT The Department of Information Technology, Government of Manipur was bifurcated from the erstwhile Department of Science & Information Technology, Government of Manipur in September 2009. It is presently functioning under the administrative control of the Commissioner (IT), Government of Manipur at the Head Office, and the Deputy Commissioner at the District Level. With its Head Office located at : 4th Floor, Western Block, New Secretariat, Imphal West. And its District Level Office located at the Mini Secretariat, Tuibong, Churachandpur, Manipur, since mid January 2017. The IT Department is responsible for implementing all IT related Project/Schemes, including e-Governance in the District. The Department acts as the District Nodal Department in respect of all National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) Projects. Mission: “ICT Development through creation of e-Infrastructure for delivery of e-Services,promote Information & Communication Technology, facilitate Research Development, Capacity building and empowerment of Government employees and Citizen. Vision: ICT as a transformational tools for the District of Churachandpur and Manipur as a whole. Digitalization of all Government services within the district. Role/Functions/Responsibilities/Activities Department of Information Technology (DIT) at the District Level is responsible and spearheading the implementation of various e- Governance activities and services like: 1. Government-to-Citizen (G2C), 2. Government-to-Business (G2B) and 3. Business-to-Citizen (B2C) Other various Projects undertaken by the Department of Information Technology (DIT) includes: 1. Common Service Centre (CSC), 2. State Data Centre (SDC), 3. Capacity Building Schemes, 4. State Wide Area Network (SWAN), 5. e-District. a. User Manual • Online Services have been launched by Government of Manipur 24th August 2016. Through www.eservicesmanipur.gov.in • More services will be added under e-District Project in due course.

COMMON SERVICE CENTRE(CSC) The Scheme creates a conducive environment for the private sctor and NGOs to play an active role in implementation of the CSC Scheme, thereby becoming a partner of the government in the development of rural India. The PPP model of the CSC scheme envisages a 3-tier structure consisting of the CSC operator (called Village Level Entrepreneur or VLE) the Service Centre Agency (SCA), that will be responsible for a division of 500-1000 CSCs and a State Designated Agency (SDA) identified by the State Government responsible for managing the implementation over the entire State. Manipur State IT Society (MSITS) is the designated

42 CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence day Agency. Towards successful operations of these CSCs, Government of Manipur has provided VSATs and Solar Power Packs to resolve the internet connectivity and power issues. Physical progress of CSC in Manipur is as under: Total No. of CSCs Active Inactive Aadhaar PEC 99 87 12 3 # As per report from the District Managers. State Government had authorized and declared all CSCs to be Permanent Aadhaar enrolment centre. • National Digital Literacy Mission is being taken up at these CSCs to provide Digital Literacy in the rural areas of the State. • To provide banking services to the unbanked areas in Manipur, CSCs has been appointed as Business Correspondence (BC) under SBI, Vijaya Bank and Punjab National Bank. • Digital Finance Inclusion, Awareness & Access is being carried out at these centers to promote cashless economy. • Under CSC 2.0, 2 nos. of District Manager and 1 State Manager for CSC has been appointed for each district to facilitate implementation of Common Service Centers. Common Service Center 2.0 was implemented in the district on December 2016 which is the upgradation of CSE 1.0 under the aegis of Directorate Of Information Technology & Communication (DIT), Imphal. (Further detailed report can be held from the CSC 2.0 District Manager write-up). Status: • District e-Governance Society: (DeGS) supports the Common Service Centres (CSCs), throughout the Districts for providing G2C services. • Connectivity Status: To ensure the availability of internet connection at the CSCs including in remote areas, the Govt. of India had providing 355 VSATs to the state of Manipur till 31st March, 2017. CSCs are also provided with BSNL Wimax or Broadband or 3G connectivity wherever feasible. • Power Status: The functioning of 399 CSCs under Phase-I CSCs in Manipur has been hampered by non-availability of power supply. To overcome this hurdle, the DIT, Govt. of Manipur is providing Solar Power packs to all the 399 CSCs in Manipur. • Special Team: Under District e-Governance Society of each district, a Special Team has been constituted for the effective implementation & monitoring of functioning of Common Service Centres.Overall functioning of the CSCs throughout India are being monitored by the CSC Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) Team. • Services: Currently, following are available at Common Service Centres: Government-to- Citizen (G2C) Services: • ADHAAR Enrolment, Updation and Print (www.apna.csc.gov.in) • PAN Card • Jeevan Praman (to be launch soon) Business to Citizen (B2C) services : 1. Data Card Recharge,,Dish TV Recharge ,Mobile Recharge,Life insurance Premium Payment , NIELIT Services,NIOS Online Admission (Stream1,2 ,3 & 4),Basic Computer Course (BCC) 2. National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) State Data Centre State Data Centre (SDC) is one of the core infrastructure components to consolidate services, applications and infrastructure to provide efficient electronic delivery of G2G, G2C and G2B services under National e-Governance Plan (NeGP). State Data Centre acts as a mediator and convergence point between open unsecured public domain and sensitive Government environment. It will host all Government critical data, applications and websites. Manipur State Data Centre (MSDC) was set up in Ground Floor, West Block New Secretariat Building Imphal to act as a central repository of all data and applications/websites for the entire Government of Manipur. Manipur SDC has a capacity of 15 Terabytes of Storage.

Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 43 M/s Reliance Communications and Infrastructure Limited (RCIL) is the Data Center Operator (DCO) and has undertaken the design, site preparation, supply, installation, operation and maintenance of physical and IT infrastructure of the Manipur State Data Centre (MSDC). Implementation works viz. design, site preparation, supply, installation of physical & IT infrastructure and Final Acceptance Test (FAT) of the MSDC was also completed on 10th January, 2013. MSDC is now fully functional and operational. Benefits of the Manipur SDC: Physical Security – Multiple layers of security along with surveillance mechanism High Availability – Servers, Storage, Network and applications Central Repository for Departmental Applications/Data Data Security through Firewalls, IPS and Antivirus 24×7 monitoring of servers, Vendor support, for faster resolution Technical Support from SDC support team Data convergence and can be utilized as Disaster Recovery (DR) site Capacity Building Scheme I: The Capacity Building Scheme under the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) of Government of India envisions establishment of an institutional framework for State-Level decision-making. Capacity Building Scheme addresses the critical ‘ Human Resource Development ‘ and ‘Training’ components of NeGP to provide technical and professional support to State Level Policy and Decision making bodies and develop specialized skills for e-Governance initiatives. The Scheme envisions: • Establishment of Institutional framework for State Level Strategic Decision making for State e-Governance program • Setting up of State e-Governance Mission Team (SeMT) in the State. • Imparting of specialized training and orientation programme for SeMTs and decision makers (Public functionaries, State Legislature and Senior Bureaucrats. • Knowledge sharing through e-Governance related trainings and bringing international best practices to the implementation of initiatives. • Strengthening of Training Institutions in the State. Status: • Program Steering Council (PSC) chaired by Hon’ble Chief Minister formed • SeGP Apex Committee chaired by Chief Secretary formed. • Project e-Mission Teams (PeMTs) for Mission Mode Project Departments formed. • A total of 20 nos. of Trainings conducted including one Leadership Meet for MLAs covering 499 participants under implementation of Capacity Building –I. • A total of 9 trainings conducted covering 65 participants under implementation of Capacity Building –II. • State Academy of Training (SAT), Manipur strengthened with provision of IT Infrastructure and development of Governance Training Cell with a capacity of 40 Systems, UPS , LCD panel, Multi seats, Chairs , Cupboards and Bulletin board.

Capacity Building II: The Capacity Building (CB) Scheme I was approved in 2008 for taking National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) forward across the country. The scheme aimed/focussed on providing technical and professional support to State /UTs level policy and decision making bodies and to develop specialized skills for e-Governance. This Phase I of the scheme got over on 9th January, 2015.

44 CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence day The Phase II of CB Scheme has been approved from 10th January,2015 for supporting States/UTs and central line Ministries for implementing Digital India. In order to address the challenges /gaps in holistic manner and support at NeGP to achieve its goals through engaging experts, developing skills and imparting specialized trainings. In CB phase I the approach was built around training government officials at different levels (Leadership & Vision/Policy level, Programme level i.e. State level, Project level, Department level). In Capacity Building Phase II, to achieve the objectives of enhancing skills, with the desired speed and scale, leveraging technology platform is necessary. Therefore, a Knowledge Management System (KMS) & Learning Management System (LMS) for e- Governance is being developed so that, government officials from all departments working on e-Governance projects and collaboration and knowledge community for a through LMS & KMS anytime anywhere. The LMS approach can be blended with face to face instructor led trainings. An important activity in Capacity Building II approach is to collaborate with the Administrative Training Institutes across the country. In order to reach and achieve maximum numbers of coverage of government officials, the trainings will be conducted at the training and capacity buildings institutes of the State governments, with support from NeGD. The following training Programmes, apart from development of the LMS and the KMS are being taken up in the e-Gov Capacity Building Scheme phase II: 1. Leadership Meet (LM):Tosensitizethe political and policy level to develop their support and commitment in taking e- Governance Project forward for improving the Government Service Delivery for the benefit of citizens at large. 2. Chief Information Officer (CIO):Building Capacities within the Government through enhanced knowledge and skills of Government Officials is critical to the success of e-Governance in India. 3. Thematic Workshop:To conduct theme based workshops for various levels of Government Offices from States /UTs and Centre. 4. Specialized training programmes (STeP) for State /UTs:To develop skills within the State/UTgovernment department in specific processes, management, frameworks, standards, soft skills, etc. These trainings will primarily be addressed to develop requisite competencies in all the key Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) in specific areas, in addition to other ICT related initiatives. 5. Specialized Training Programmes (Step) for Line Ministries:Building capacities within the Central departments through enhanced knowledge and skills of Government Officials is critical to the success of e- Governance in India. Specialized skills and knowledge are crucial to the success of e-Governance projects – to drive a project from the concept stage to the full – fledged implementation and rollout stage. 6. SeMT Orientation:To develop a common understanding of e-Governance projects and initiatives at the National and State Level, and have clarity on the roles and responsibilities of SeMTs. 7. Online Trainings / Technical Certifications:In Capacity Building Phase II e-Governance trainings to be delivered online (Complete package as well as blended package) and technical certification trainings to be also introduced for encouraging greater participation in the Government. A methodology of Learning Levels will be adopted which could lead to a learning path for officers to take the next steps to get trained. Partnership with the Administrative Training Institutes for managing end to end training for different programmers, developing faculty content development and infrastructure support in e-Governance are being explored. Upcoming / planned trainings: 1. Training of Citizenson Computer Concept by NIELIT in the Districts. 2. Training /Awareness of Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries and Member of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs). on e-Cabinet /e-Offic 3. Sensitisation Program of Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries and Member of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) on e- Governance/Digital India and its initiatives. 4. Sensitisation Program of Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries and Member of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) on Anti- Corruption and Project Monitoring Cell

Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 45 5. Training of Government Employeeson e-Governance, e-Cabinet, e-Office, e-Procurement , e-Professional Tax, Corporate Training, Computer Concept. 6. Training of Government Employees on e-GovernanceCompetency Framework (e-GCF) / Regulatory Framework (RF) / CM&CB/ GPR/ BM-PPP/ ISM/ RM/ FM/e-GLC/PM/ITIL/Project Study Tours /CIO Program. State Wide Area Network (SWAN) Overview of the Project: State Wide Area Network (SWAN) is going to be the key factor for successful implementation of e-Governance in the state of Manipur. This network shall have a Data, Voice and Video transmission and dissemination. The network shall be utilized for the inter-Departmental connectivity, multi-user and multi-service facilities, video conferencing, email, on-line application processing and query. SWAN shall enable better communication and information sharing to allow the officers to work more effectively, resulting in cohesive administration. The implementation of SWAN will cover strengthening of existing and future intranet at the State Secretariat, CM Secretariat, Government Departments in the state capital, District Headquarters, Sub-Divisions and Block headquarters with the existing and proposed gateway infrastructure. Network Layers: The entire MANIPUR SWAN Network would be built vertically on three layers of Network connectivity, which would be: • Primary Tier consisting of State Head Quarter (SHQ) • Secondary Tier consisting of District Head Quarters (DHQs) • Tertiary Tier consisting of Block Head Quarters/ Sub-Divisional Head Quarters (BHQ/SDHQs) POINT OF PRESENCES (POPS): The Point of Presence (PoP) is a network distribution hub which is located in the State Headquarter (SHQ), District Headquarter (DHQ), Sub-divisional Headquarter (SDHQ) and Block Headquarter (BHQ). All the Internet/Intranet will be provided to various offices through PoPs. The SHQ, DHQand BHQ/SDHQ POPs will be located at the Secretariat Building, DC’s Offices and BDO/ SDO’s Offices respectively. SWAN service installation and wireless internet connectivity has been initiated in the district at 18 offices since march 2017, as a pilot project. As per order No. 32/1/2010-DIT (pt-2) dated 6th February 2018 by the director,DIT it has been fully functional presently the SWAN server is placed at Churachandpur District HQ Police Station. Following are the offices connected under SWAN within the district. List of offices under Churchandpur District with allotted divices under SWAN Project. Sl No. Name of the Offices Devices alloted 1 SDO, Churachandpur a. ONU b. Managed Router 2 District Employment Exchange a. ONU b. Managed Router 3 District Supply Office a. ONU b. Managed Router 4 Zonal Education Office a. ONU b. Managed Router 5 District Election Office a. ONU b. Managed Router 6 District Transport Office a. ONU b. Managed Router 7 District Program Office a. ONU b. Managed Router 8 District Welfare Office a. ONU b. Managed Router 9 District Treasury a. ONU b. Switch 10 Superintendent of taxes a. ONU b. Managed Router 11 Chief Medical offices a. ONU b. Managed Router 12 Churachandpur PS a. ONU b. Managed Router 13 Churachandpur SP a. ONU b. Managed Router 14 Women PS a. ONU b. Managed Router 15 Anti-human trafficking unit (PS) a. ONU b. Managed Router 16 Parbung PS a. ONU b. Managed Router 17 Sangaikot PS a. ONU b. Managed Router 18 Courts Complex a. ONU b. Managed Router

46 CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence day Note: 17 more Departments/Offices are given proposal to set up SWAN Server, and provide Internet connectivity. Within Chuhrachnadpur and Pherzawl Districts. e-District e-District is one of the 27 Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) under the aegis of National e-Governance Project (NeGP), with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India (GoI) is implemented by State Government. e- District Mission Mode Project aims at electronic delivery of identified high volume citizen centric services, at district and sub-district level. • Objectives of the e-District Mission Mode project (https://msits.gov.in/objectives_edistrict.aspx) • Scope of the Project (https://msits.gov.in/scopes_edistrict.aspx • Role and Responsibilities • Core List of Services • Project Implementation • e-District MMP status • e-District Guidelines 1. e-District Implementation 2. Integrated Framework Rapid Rollout e-District MMP • Online Services have been launched by Government of Manipur on 24th August, 2016 through.: http:// www.eservicesmanipur.gov.in • More Online Services will be added under e-District Project in due course • User Manual Please Click here for Activities till date: Aadhaar enrolment centres

Organizational Structures: Informatics Officer (One) District Manager (Two) e-District Technical Staff (Two)

Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 47 DISTRICT NEWS IN PICTURE

Hon’ble Governor Dr. Najma Heptulla inaugurates Muolvaiphei Rural Health & Research Centre Hospital on June 22, 2018 while attending the graduation ceremony of GNM students of Bethesda School of Nursing, Muolvaiphei. The Governor also attends the closing ceremony of Raja Goukhothang Guite Football Memoriam 2018 at Public Ground, Hiangtam Lamka.

48 CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER Independence day Hon'ble Minister (Agri/Vety&AH) Shri V. Hangkhanlian launches Bi-lingual District Website of Churachandpur District on Swaas Platform (https://churachandpur.nic.in) on June 29, 2018 at DC Office. Deputy Commissioner Shri Shyam Lal Poonia, IAS; Sr SP Shri K. Kabib, IPS and other DLOs also attend the website launch programme.

Independence day CHURACHANDPUR REPORTER 49 Shri Naveen Verma, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of DoNER, GoI accorded a warm reception under the auspices of NERCOMP at Bunglon Village on June 5, 2018. Shri Verma also visits Pineapple farms at Bunglon (Below)

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