CMYK The Arunachal Information Vol - II Issue - 20 Friday, June 8, 2018 Naharlagun (Postal Regd. No.AP/055/2014-2016) Read online at www.arunachalipr.gov.in CM Speaks… IOCL to provide PMUY “If we think that people CM advises teachers to be from outside will come and connections to about 299 villages safeguard our rich culture and in Arunachal Pradesh – CGM traditions then we are living in a fool’s paradise. The onerous sincere and punctual in their ITANAGAR, June 7: under process of allotment. The CGM onus of protecting our rich A team of officials from Indian Oil Cor- assured the Chief Minister that there age-old traditions is on every poration Ltd (IOCL) headed by Chief won’t be any scarcity of LPG in the state. one of us.” assigned duties General Manager (AOD) Uttiya Bhat- He informed that on request of the state - Pema Khandu tacharya called on Chief Minister Pema government IOCL has posted a perma- Khandu at his offices here on Tuesday. nent officer, State Level Coordinator, in Also present were Deputy Chief the state capital who will coordinate with Minister Chowna Mein, Civil Supply Min- the state government and other stake- News Flash ister Kamlung Mossang, Secretary Civil holders on behalf of the PSU. Khandu terms tourism as Supplies and departmental officers. When requested by the Chief the only viable sector to Bhattacharya gave details of the Minister to have more petroleum depots Indian Oil’s presence and service in the in the state, especially in far flung areas, help Arunachal develop state. He said besides running commer- Bhattacharya and his officials informed economically cial outlets of the petroleum products, that IOCL, which has 80% of the share ITANAGAR, June 7: the PSU is engaged in providing PMUY of depots in Arunachal Pradesh, has on With the hydro-potential of the state connections to the rural poor under the date 55 outlets across the state while yet to be tapped expectantly, Chief central government’s Gram Swaraj Ab- 16 more are in various stages of com- Minister Pema Khandu termed tour- hiyan (GSA). The Abhiyan has a target mencing. ism as the only viable and available of providing LPG connections to about He said the PSU can open pet- sector that could help Arunachal 16000 villages across the country by rol-pumps wherever the government Pradesh develop economically fol- the end of this year. felt necessary immediately provided the lowed by agriculture and allied sec- ITANAGAR, June 7: ing to look into the demand of APTA, conducted by the APPSC to fill up The Chief General Manager government gave plots of minimum re- tors. State Chief Minister Pema Khandu also sought valuable suggestion from the vacant posts. He also said ration- informed that while more than 6000 quirement. The main depot at Doimukh Speaking at the 12th Aru- has advised the teachers to be sin- the association to improve the educa- alization of teachers postings will be villages are being covered under the is being expanded, which is now con- nachal Pradesh Tour Operators’ As- cere and punctual in their assigned tion standard of the state. He said the implemented for equitable distribution program in the North East, the IOCL nected through broad-gauge, can cater sociation (APTOA) Travel Congress duties as they have important role state government took the right step of teachers throughout the state. He will provide PMUY connections to about to as many outlets as needed, he said. here on May 25 last at the Legislative in building the society by providing by abolishing the ‘no-detention policy’ said textbooks are being made avail- 299 villages in Arunachal Pradesh. So The Chief Minister asked the Assembly auditorium, Khandu ob- knowledge and wisdom. as it was doomed to fail. He said the able with the schools in adequate far about 8995 connections have been Civil Supply Department to locate gov- served that despite being touted as The Chief Minister said this to poor performance of the recent Class numbers through direct procurement provided to individual households from ernment lands in the districts, which can the power house of the country, de- the members of Arunachal Pradesh X CBSE examinations was well antici- from NCERT. the target of 10000 in the state. be offered to IOCL to immediately open velopment of hydro-power has many Teachers Association (APTA) when pated as no fail system deteriorated Further the education sector “Arunachal Pradesh is one of the their outlets. facets that needs to be addressed they called on him here on Tuesday. the learning levels of the students. has been decentralized with a soci- highest consumers of LPG in the region, While thanking the CGM for his before its harness. He said aware- The APTA requested the Chief To improve the education ety under the chairmanship of Deputy which is a great sign. Also Arunachal interest in Arunachal Pradesh, Khandu ness on hydro-potential and its long Minister for immediate review of the standard in the state, the Chief Minis- Commissioner to take care and meet Pradesh is the only state after Assam to assured the government through the term benefits is yet to percolate down byelaw of Integrated Scheme for ter said the government has re-intro- all the requirements at the district lev- give additional subsidy for a connection concerned department will keep in to the people, harnessing this poten- School Education (ISSE) / Samagra duced the fail system, as it will moti- el, the Chief Minister informed. to the beneficiaries,” he said. touch with IOCL to ease distribution of tial to the optimum may take time. Siksha Abhiyan and also discussed vate the students to learn and perform To strengthen the capacity of IOCL has a bottling plant at Kimin LPG and other petroleum products like “In the meantime, we need on other issues related to the welfare better. the teachers, Khandu said that he will in Papum Pare district, which caters to diesel, petrol and kerosene now that an to concentrate on our next viable po- of teachers in the state. On shortage of subject teach- have regular monitoring of the teach- the state’s requirements along with 66 official of the PSU has been posted in tential sector, which is undoubtedly The Chief Minister, while assur- ers, he said recruitment will soon be ers training programme. existing distributors, while several are Itanagar. tourism,” he pointed. Lauding APTOA, which is a conglomerate of local tour operators Khandu & Union Governor shares his views during his tour to of the state, and its President John Panye, Khandu said due to their sincere efforts tourism sector has MoS discusses various districts of state in Governors Conference grown exponentially in the last cou- ple of years. state’s agricul- As per Bengia Mrinal, AP- TOA General Secretary, this year ture potential the state witnessed the visit of over 26 lakh domestic and 52 thousand ITANAGAR, June 7: foreign tourists, a commendable in- State Chief Minister Pema Khandu crease from last year. Members of accorded warm welcome to Union the APTOA in fact have generated Minister of State for Agriculture, about 17 crores revenue for the state Farmer's Welfare and Panchayati exchequer till date. Raj at State Guest House here on NEW DELHI, June 7: State Universities and skill devel- Taking part in the discussion, cation in the state during his inter- Khandu though asserted Saturday. Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig. opment for employability and pres- the Governor shared his views and actions with students, which he has that despite the increase the state is The Chief Minister and the (Dr.) B.D Mishra (Retd.) attended the entations made by the Secretary, observation during his tour, mostly been conducting since March 2018, way far behind the national average Union MoS discussed on ways to 49th Conference of the Governors Higher Education and the Secretary, by road to various districts of the the Governor suggested measures and has to work much more in this improve the agriculture potential of and Lt. Governors at Rashtrapati Department of Industrial Policy and state. The Governor informed that for improving quality of higher edu- line. the state. Bhavan, New Delhi on Monday. Promotion. there is no State University in Aru- cation National Ranking and Cam- “Despite the increase in tour- The MoS assured full sup- The inaugural session was The Governors and Lt. Gov- nachal Pradesh and the Higher and pus placement opportunities, within ist inflow to the state, we are far be- port to the state government in addressed by the President of In- ernors presented on the steps taken technical educational institutions in the existing human and financial re- hind when it comes to what we have growth of agriculture sector. Agri- dia Ram Nath Kovind and the Prime on the report ‘Rajyapal - Vikas Ke the state are centre run. sources of the premiere educational to offer in terms of potential. culture Minister Dr Mohesh Chai Minister Narendra Modi. There was Rajdoot: Catalytic Role of Governors Sharing the views of the stu- institutions in the state. (Contd on P-2)... also was present on the occasion. discussion on higher education in as Agents for Change in Society’. dents from institutes of higher edu- (Contd on P-2)... CM on maiden visit to Geku Mein calls for starting infrastructure State govt is taking concrete steps in successful development work of Auction Centres ITANAGAR, June 7: keting Board at Siliguri for direct sale the guidelines and DPR. Deputy Chief Minister, Chowna Mein opportunities in the main market and Mimum Tayeng, Secretary implementation of state budget: CM urged the Horticulture department to for procurement of Large Cardamom (Agriculture & Horticulture) while high- ety under the DCs for health, edu- complete the formalities and start the Driers in the state.