NORTH-EASTERN STATES

Achievements of Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

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North East Festival celebrated as a part of Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav

Ministry of DoNER, in collaboration with and UNDP, is in the progress to finalize the Second Edition of District level NER SDG Index, based on a north-east specific District Indicator Framework and comprising of 84 indicators

Announced in Budget 2022-23 as a 100% Central Sector Scheme, Prime Ministers Development Initiative for North East (PM-DevINE) has been initiated

The BE allocation for the year 2022-23 for North Eastern Region under 10% Gross Budgetary Support is Rs 76,040 crore

A Task Force constituted to steer the Growth of Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture Sector in North Eastern Region

A Regional action plan is being drawn up for development of tourism in consultation with North Eastern States and active stakeholders

North Eastern Council (NEC) Golden Jubilee celebrated in Shillong


4 women among 10 eminent personalities from NE conferred Padma Shri awards

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Ten distinguished personalities, including four Women, from seven of the eight northeastern states were conferred Padma Shri Awards in different fields. The four women are Shakuntala Choudhary of Assam for social work while Lourembam Bino Devi and Muktamani Devi, both from Manipur, were recognised for their contributions in art and trade and , respectively, and Badaplin War of Meghalaya in the field of Literature and Education.

Choudhury, the 102-year-old Gandhian social worker from Kamrup, is popularly known as ‘Shankuntala Baideo’. Veteran applique textile artist Lourembam Bino Devi, 77, famous for preserving the Leeba textile art of Manipur for over five decades while Muktamani Devi, 49, is an inspirational woman entrepreneur exporting and popularising handcrafted woollen shoes. War, 60, a scholar and author, has been always promoting Meghalaya’s Khasi language globally.

According to reports, the shutdown was near total in most Naga-inhabited areas but had little impact in two of the 12 districts in Nagaland Mon and Zunheboto because of the call given by the Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) to keep shops open.

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The peace process, which started with the NSCN (I-M) declaring ceasefire in 1997, has of late, seemed to be floundering because of the outfits firm stand on a separate flag and constitution besides its strained ties with the Centres interlocutor and Nagaland governor R.N. Ravi.

Manipur stares at food shortage as ethnic violence affects farmingAgriculture has been affected in Manipur as many farmers are unable to tend to their fields due to the ongoing ethnic violence, and if the situation does not improve, food production in the northeastern state will be affected, a senior official said. Department of Agriculture Director N Gojendro told PTI that farmers were unable to cultivate at least 5,127 hectares of agricultural land, leading to a loss of 15,437.23 metric tonnes till June 28.Farmers fear that there might be a shortage of locally grown ‘Meitei Rice’, leading to price rise next year, if farming is not carried out in full swing in all areas by the end of this month. While some farmers in the outlying areas of Imphal are tending to their fields despite fear of being shot at by militants from the nearby hills, many are abstaining from farming in the peak season for fear of their lives.

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Tripura govt launches education channel for school students

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Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb launched a 24×7 Education channel, which will offer lessons to school students, in line with the NCERT syllabus, and help them “make up for the lost Learning time” amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Education minister Ratan Lal Nath, on his part, said, his department launched an innovative scheme — Notun Disha (new direction) which is aimed at assessing and boosting the academic prowess of elementary school students, but the pandemic has brought everything to a halt.

Nagaland Declared AFSPA Extension

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Under the AFSPA Act, the central government declared all of Nagaland a “disturbed area” for another six months on 30 December.

Highlights:

Beginning December 30, 2021, this declaration will be in effect.

The state’s situation has also been described as “disturbed and dangerous” by the government.

This decision came just days after the central government formed a high-level committee to investigate the possibility of removing the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from Nagaland.

For decades, AFSPA has operated in Nagaland. The central government believes that the entire state of Nagaland is in such a chaotic and dangerous state that the use of armed forces to assist the civil power is necessary.

The central government used Section 3 of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 to declare the entire state of Nagaland a “disturbed area.”