NEWSLETTER NEFOR FREE PUBLIC CIRCULATION Vol. XIII. No. 10, October, 2011 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA A Monthly Newsletter on the North Eastern Region of India Also available on Internet at : htpp:mha.nic.in We must be the change we wish to see. Mahatma Gandhi DEVELOPMENTS WITH REFERENCE TO C O N T E N T S NORTH EASTERN REGION DEVELOPMENTS WITH REFERENCE TO NORTH 1. A review committee meeting on monitoring of EASTERN REGION ceasefire with NSCN/K was held on October 10, ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT UNDER CIVIC ACTION 2011. PROGRAMME BY CENTRAL ARMED POLICE FORCES 2. On October 13-14, 2011 tripartite talks were held with DHD/N and DHD/J for finalization of Memorandum of PROGRAMMES UNDERTAKEN BY MINISTRY OF I&B Settlement. IN THE NORTH EASTERN REGION 3. On October 15, 2011, a meeting was held between MANIREDA LIGHTING UP MANIPUR MHA and Chief of General Staff of Myanmar Army to SELF-HELP GROUPS TRANSFORMING LIVES IN discuss security related issues. ASSAM 4. A tripartite meeting involving the representatives of Government of Assam and ULFA was held on NABAKISHORE SINGH, MANIPUR’S RISING STAR 25.10.2011 under the Chairmanship of Union Home IMPLEMENTATION OF NRCP WORKS IN THE STATE Secretary (Shri R.K Singh) at New Delhi to discuss OF SIKKIM demands submitted by ULFA on 05.08.2011 to Union Home Minister. WATER QUALITY TESTING LABORATORY Representatives of ULFA were headed by Shri Arabinda ESTABLISHED IN SIKKIM Rajkhowa (Chairman, ULFA). Chief Secretary, SIKKIM, GOA AND DELHI RANKED NO. 1 IN STATE Government of Assam (Sh. N. K. Das), Shri P.C. Haldar, SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVENESS REPORT, 2011 Government of India Representative for peace talks, Secretary, IS (U. K. Bansal), Joint Secretary, North ESTATE EXPO ORGANISED IN GUWAHATI TO East (Sh. Shambhu Singh), MHA, Additional DGP, ATTRACT REALTY INDUSTRY GIANTS Assam (Shri K. Sharma) and Home Commissioner, INDIA’S LOOK EAST POLICY PROVIDES Assam (Shri Jishnu Barua) were also present. OPPORTUNITIES FOR NORTHEASTERN TRADING, After the preliminary discussions on the demands of BUSINESS COMMUNITY ULFA it was decided that GOI Representative could hold meetings with the Chief Secretary, Assam and READERS COLUMN ULFA leaders on their demands. Concluding the LETTERS TO EDITOR meeting, Union Home Secretary stated that the steps taken by the ULFA leaders for restoration of peace and normalcy in the area would yield speedier Editorial Board socio-economic development for the people of Assam. Status of talks with ULFA would be reviewed Chief Editor periodically. Shambhu Singh ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT UNDER CIVIC Editors ACTION PROGRAMME IN NORTH EAST BY Dr. M.C. MehAnathan CENTRAL ARMED POLICE FORCES J.P.N. Singh (i) On 11.9.2011 Headquarters 10 Sector Assam Rifles B.R. Dhiman organised a Cervical Cancer Detection Camp at 1 NE NEWSLETTER Unit Hospital, Shangshak. The camp was organised of the unit accompanied by Para Medical Staff of in collaboration with Babina Diagnostic Centre, the unit conducted the camp. During the camp 62 Imphal. Four laboratory Technicians from Babina ladies, above 30 years of age, were screened and Diagnostic Centre, Imphal alongwith SMO and GDMO cervical smear sample were taken for examination. Cervical Cancer Detection Camp (ii) Career Guidance Seminar : A seminar at Ukhrul was educate the young children of the village, Assam organised by HQ 10 Sector Assam Rifles on 15 Sep Rifles opened a school at village Sehlon. There 2011 on ‘Career Guidance’ with specific emphasis being no qualified teachers in the village, the unit on ‘Career in Defence Forces’ to motivate and also provided two teachers. The young children encourage the students towards joining the are now constructively engaged in the school where they study in addition to playing games and Defence Services. During presentation children sports. The initiative of the Assam Rifles has been were encouraged and motivated to choose from the appreciated by the villagers. The people of other plethora of career options available. Around 200 areas also have now approached the unit to open students from various schools of Ukhrul attended primary school in each village. the programme. (iii) A free medical camp was organised at Ringui and Tungou village by Assam Rifles on 15 Sep 2011. Approximately 200 people were treated / diagnosed for different ailments. They were provided medicines and some of them were advised further investigations. Assam Rifles provides school teacher in remote village (v) HQ 10 Sector Assam Rifles inaugurated the Jubilee Montessori School at Ringui village on 18 Sep 2011. The school has facility for providing education upto X standard where children of adjoining villages also will be benefitted. Commandant interacted with the Free Medical Camp villagers and appreciated the work done by the (iv) Sehlon, is a remote village in Manipur. The area people of Ringui village. He held discussion on is devoid of basic administrative infrastructures the development of the villages and role of the like roads, electricity, hospitals, schools etc. To educated children in growth of the society. 2 October 2011 Inauguration of School (vi) Assam Rifles unit of 26 Sector as part of its endeavor in extending a helping hand to the people of Moreh, conducted “KIPAUME-Spreading Happiness”, a social upliftment initiative in the town of Moreh. The event was organized to help the people of Chavangphai village by donating much needed utensils and a guitar to the Chavangphai community hall. The initiative was aimed at giving the local youth an opportunity to hone their musical talent as also taking care of essential requirements of the people. The articles gifted by Assam Rifles unit were received by the chief of Chavangphai village Kipaume-Spreading Happiness” committee on behalf of the villagers. The event was followed by a musical performance by the local youth. (vii) On 21 Sep 2011 a TATA Sumo plying on NH-102 coming from Moreh to Imphal near Chamol lost control and overturned resulting in injuries to passengers. A recovery vehicle with medical team was immediately sent by Assam Rifles unit to the site to recover the vehicle. First aid was given to the injured by the medical team of Assam Rifles unit and the vehicle was pulled with the help of the recovery vehicle. This was appreciated by all in the area. AR Provides Accident Relief PROGRAMMES UNDERTAKEN BY MINISTRY OF I&B IN THE NORTH EASTERN REGION I. Program Undertaken by Song & Drama Division Minister’s Gram Sadak Yojna, National Rural Water Development Programme, Prime Minister’s fifteen points (i) Song and Drama Division, Ministry of Information and programmes for the welfare of the minorities, Panchayati Broadcasting organized various programmes in the North Raj, Sanitation, Women and Child Development, East Region during the month of September, 2011. The Population Control, Bharat Nirman, Right to Information theme of these programmes included National Nutrition, Act, Mid-day-meal, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Publicity Mother & Child Care, Breast feeding, National Integration, Campaign on Right to Vote. Communal Harmony, Patriotism, the messages of the developmental activities of the Government like Mahatma The State wise details of the programmes are given Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Prime below: SI. Months Number of programmes organized by Song and Drama Division during the months of April to September, 2011 Total No. in the North Eastern States. Assam Arunachal Pradesh Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Tripura Sikkim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1. April, 2011 89 18 112 40 12 12 12 23 318 2. May, 2011 12 - 96 12 12 - - 17 149 3. June, 2011 - - - - - - 06 20 26 4. July, 2011 92 - 74 08 26 02 26 - 228 5. August, 2011 202 22 60 12 12 18 12 - 338 6. Sept., 2011 134 12 06 - 06 06 - - 164 TOTAL: 529 52 348 72 68 38 56 60 1223 3 NE NEWSLETTER (ii) Districts having Border Area development programmes covered during the month of September, 2011: S.I Month States Name of the Districts Number of No. Programmes 1. September, 2011 Assam (1) Dhubri =12- programmes 30 (2) Baksa = 06- programmes (3) Kokrajhar = 06- programmes (4) Udalguri = 06- programmes Manipur (1) Churachandpur = 06 programmes 06 Tripura (1) West Tripura = 12 programmes 12 (iii) Public Information Campaign during September, 2011. 1. Guwahati Centre (1) 06 programmes have been organized on Bharat Nirman Scheme (PIC) from 21st to 23rd September, 2011 at Mawryngkineng, East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya State. (2) 12 Programmes have been organized on Bharat Nirman Scheme (PIC) from 20th to 23rd September, 2011 at Serchhip Mizoram. (iv) Fairs and Festival covered by Song and Drama the awareness campaign on 14 Messages of National Rural Division in the North Eastern Region during the month Health Mission, identified by the Ministry of Health and of September, 2011. Family Welfare. Guwahati Regional Centre has presented Special II. Success Stories and Some Important Events in the programmes on the occasion of Nutrition Week from 1st NE Region to 7th September, 2011, Teacher’s Day on 5th September, 2011, Literacy Day on 8th September, 2011, Hindi Diwas on (Gathered/reported by the Directorate of Field Publicity 14th September, 2011 and T.B. Seals Day on 30th September, Ministry of I & B during publicity campaigns organized 2011. during October, 2011) (v) Awareness campaign on 14 messages of National 1. Nagaland-Manipur Rural Health Mission in the North Eastern States by Mid-Day Meal Guwahati Regional Centre of Song and Drama Division: In Nagaland 2.60 lakh children are availing Midday 1. One Orientation workshop was organized at Pt. Meal in Govt. Primary & Elementary Schools. Mid- Tirtha Nath Academy, Chandmari Colony, Guwahati on Day meal scheme has positive effect on enrolment & th th 15 and 16 of September, 2011.