Imphal, Mar 3 NNN: Gracing as the chief guest at a one day \u2018Sericulture Awareness campaign cum Training programme\u2019 held at DRDA conference hall, old DC office yesterday, MLA Dr.V. Alexander Pou called upon the people of the district to maintain work culture towards building a prosperous and developed district.
\nThe MLA on the occasion has maintained that, a mega project like Sericulture is favorable to the soil and profession of the hill\u2019s people and has high potentialities in improvement of the economic scenario. He also rued the poor work culture of people which is also the main reason the Government and Department is finding difficulties to promote sericulture in Senapati District. He also appealed for joint efforts of the Farmers and Department for improvement in the upcoming 2nd phase sericulture project in Manipur.
\nOn the occasion, the 47\/Karong MLA candidly slammed some of the District Government offices for poor performance and lack of concerns for the people. \u201cSome of our departments are existing in name with no attendance or public service while some are indulging into active corruption, for which the media groups and pressure groups needs to pull their sleeves up to expose and punish those responsible\u201d, stated Dr. Alexander. Particularly slamming the District Social Welfare Department for irregularities in old aged pension schemes where some young aged beneficiaries are enjoying against the Government\u2019s norms and some living persons still enjoying in the name of those expired beneficiaries, the MLA warned that, it is committed to punishing such unacceptable public offence.
\nThe awareness campaign was also graced by H.Ginjamang Simte, Director of Sericulture and Rtd.Director R. Haba Pao as Function President and Guest of Honor respectively.
\nThe Training programme formally kicked off with a key note address from Dy. Director Kaiso Mao. It was animated by A.Diliip Singh, DSO, Imphal West and conducted by H.Vikho Pao, F\/O Sericulture. Haba Pao praised the history of sericulture works in Senapati District, where many farmers benefited out of the sericulture products on large scale.<\/p>\n\n