SIkKIM HERAL Vol. 65 No. 34 visit us at www.ipr.sikkim.gov.in Gangtok (Tuesday) August 10, 2021 D Prime Minister releases financial Chief Minister visits site for benefit under PM-KISAN upcoming Sikkim House at added that around 4000 farmers Mumbai have been included recently to Mumbai, August 05: The Chief that the forthcoming Sikkim House receive the benefits in the State. Minister Mr. Prem Singh Tamang will significantly assist the Under this scheme, the visited the site for the upcoming Sikkimese people visiting the state government deposits an instalment Sikkim House at Khargar, Navi for medical purposes. of `2,000 in the bank account of Mumbai, Maharashtra, today. The Chief Minister also met farmers every four months. During his visit, the the MLA , Belapur Mrs. Manda Annually, `6,000 is being directly Executive engineer (Khargar-1) Vijay Mhatre and the Vice transferred to the bank account of and his team briefed the Chief Chairman/ Managing Director of farmers. Minister regarding the site and the City and Industrial Development The Prime Minister, in his forthcoming facility. Further, he Corporation (CIDCO) and address, congratulated the also explained the technical expressed his gratitude. beneficiaries and informed that features and the proximity of the Minister (Tourism) Mr. B.S. over `19,000 crore has been area to relevant amenities. The plot Pant, Secretary to HCM, Secretary transferred in the bank account of is located at a strategic spot and is (Tourism) Principal Chief Engineer 9.5 crore farmers under the PM- close to major health facilities (Tourism), Director (Chief KISAN scheme, today. The Prime including, Tata Memorial Centre Minister’s Office) and Director Minister emphasised on the (Advanced Centre for Treatment, (Sikkim State Lotteries) and significant role of farmers in a joint Research and Education in Cancer, officials from CIDCO were also venture towards Atmanirbhar ACTREC) and Apollo Hospital, present during the visit. Bharat. He encouraged farmers to Belapur. The Chief Minister said Gangtok, August 09:Prime Departments, Mr. L. N. Sharma and increase the production of edible Minister Mr. Narendra Modi Secretary, Agriculture Department oil and pulses and to be self Photo News officially released the ninth Mr. Rinzing C. Bhutia joined the dependent on these particular instalment of financial benefit meeting virtually from NIC, produce. He stressed upon the under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Gangtok. significant role of small and Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Secretary, Agriculture marginal farmers and articulated on scheme through video informed that till date, a total of various initiatives taken up by the conferencing, today. 10,007 from the State have government in strengthening the The Minister for benefited with financial support of farming community in the country. Agriculture, Horticulture `9 crore under the scheme. He also Chief Minister meets various Union Ministers New Delhi, August 09: The Chief of the Union Power Minister. services. Minister Mr. Prem Singh Tamang On the same day, the The Chief Minister informed called on the Union Minister of Chief Minister called on the that Sikkim is prone to landslides, The Chief Minister Mr. Prem Singh Tamang paid a courtesy visit to Power, New & Renewable Energy Minister for Communications, especially during the monsoon the Governor of Maharashtra Mr. Bhagat Singh Koshiyari at his official Mr. Raj Kumar Singh at his office Railways, Electronics and season and the road connectivity residence in Raj Bhawan, Maharashtra. He was accompanied by in Shram Shakti Bhawan, today. Information Technology Mr. often gets disrupted, as a result of Minister for Tourism Mr. B.S. Pant on August 04. The Chief Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at his office in which the public services are congratulated the Union Power Rail Bhawan, New Delhi. affected. Citing this reason, he Minister on taking charge of the He extended his best wishes requested for the strengthening up office and extended his best to the Union Minister on being of electronic services at the block wishes. He also expressed his appointed as the Minister in and village level as a step towards gratitude to the Union Power charge of Communications, government at the doorstep Minister for his guidance and for Railways, Electronics and initiative and implementing the assisting the Sikkim Power Information Technology and slogan “Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas”. Investment Corporation Limited wished him a successful tenure. He also informed the Union (SPICL) by reducing the interest The Chief Minister stated Minister about the latest Unified rate, which has helped the state that Sikkim has immensely District Information System for government to save a considerable benefited from the support Education (UDISE) 2019-2020 amount payable to Power Finance received via the flagship schemes where Sikkim has performed Corporation (PFC). of the Digital India Initiative relatively better than other state. He informed about the power through the Ministry. Further, he However, he added that there is an sale agreement signed by other added that National Informatics urgent need for easy availability states under its Power Purchase Centre (NIC), Sikkim state unit has of bandwidth and internet The Chief Minister Mr. Prem Singh Tamang also paid a courtesy visit Centre with Power Trading provided continuous support in connections in the state, therefore to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra Mr. UddhavThackeray at his Corporation (PTC) towards implementing all the Mission he requested for the increase of official residence on August 04. procurement of 200 MW and 340 Mode and other e-Governance bandwidth from the existing 10 MW capacity from Teesta Urja projects. Likewise, he stated that Mbps to 1 Gbps and also for an Limited (TUL) which has not yet NIC has been crucial in independent and full-fledged Pearls of Wisdom materialised. He mentioned that maintaining a host of digital BSNL circle for Sikkim. the Teesta Hydro Project-III has teaching and learning processes, The Chief Minister “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” increased its capacity and reduced online meetings from various expressed his gratitude for the its interest rate and has shown districts, coordination of health - George Eliot improvement after the intervention services along with the other state Contd. on page 6 SIKKIM HERALD Gangtok (Tuesday) August 10, 2021 2 District Diary Minister L. N. Sharma visits West district Tendong Lho Rum Faat observed Gyalshing, August 07: The Thereafter, the Minister On August 06, The Namchi, August 08: Tendong Tempo Tshering Lepcha Minister for Agriculture and also attended a meeting Minister visited Pechrek and Lho Rum Faat was observed at President (RMRT) and other Horticulture Mr. L.N. Sharma organised by the School upper Bermiok and interacted Tendong Hill by Bongthings and devotees. This puja is conducted visited Rethang Primary School Managing Committee of Middle with the people and responded members of South Renzong to pay reverence to Tendong Hill and middle Gyalshing Secondary Gyalshing Secondary School at to the grievances of rural Mutanchi Rong Tarjum (RMRT). which is considered as the School on the third day of his its premises. The concerned community. He also visited They conducted the traditional saviour from the great deluge by constituency visit. He interacted Headmaster put forth the landslide affected areas in puja which had the presence of the Lepcha community. with the Headmaster of Rethang demands pertaining to early various points and assured to Preparatory meeting on celebration of 75th Primary School Mr. Mojesh completion of the construction of undertake pro-active measures in Bhutia and assured to address School Building, establishment of order to mitigate its effects. Independence Day the demands placed before him Library, Science Laboratory and The Minister also enquired Namchi, August 06: A ceremony. The Administration including an additional other infrastructures. He assured about the work in progress of preparatory meeting with regard will be following the sets of infrastructure, renovation of to take up the matter on priority ongoing construction of houses to celebration of 75th guidelines issued by the State existing school building and and urged for cooperation and under Sikkim Garib Aawas Yojana Independence Day, 2021 was held Government to observe the drinking water supply on phase unity for the development of the at District Administrative Centre, celebration of 75th Independence Contd. on page 6 wise manner. school and the entire area. Namchi, today. Day. DC also urged the officials The meeting was chaired to work in coordination with the MLA Soreng-Chakung assures renovation of Limboo Cultural by DC (South) Mr. M. Bharani line departments to ensure and Bhawan in Tharpu Kumar and had the presence of avoid setback in the celebration. SDM (HQ) Mr. Chiran Rizal, ASP Gyalshing, August 03: MLA regarding the upgradation and vandalism and proper (South) Mr. Rinzing C. Rai, SDPO The administration will Soreng-Chakung Mr. Aditya extension of the existing advertisement to be done for (South) Mr. Kessang D. Bhutia also felicitate the COVID-19 Golay alongwith Secretary, properties in and around the more tourist visibility. alongside other officials. warriors of police, health and Culture Department, Mr. D.B. Limboo Cultural Bhawan were The MLA and the team The DC highlighted that in other frontline workers for their Rawat, SDM Soreng, ADC discussed. The MLA said that the also visited the two proposed view of the COVID-19 pandemic, active roles in the pandemic (Development) , SDPO, Soreng, current area will be renovated and sites for the construction of the District Administration shall hours during the ceremony. BDO, Soreng, RO/AD, Soreng, better infrastructure will be Science City at Singling. He said organize this year’s Additionally, meritorious and other officials visited the constructed for tourism that the Science City shall be Independence Day in a low-key employees from various existing properties of the Limboo purposes. He added that this will constructed in such an area manner at its DAC’s complex to departments will also be awarded.