Manipur News

IMPHAL, April 12: It is very unfortunate that some people alleged Khurai MLA is not interested in developmental work in his constituency as he does not have any knowledge about the development work already taken up in Khurai, said Dr Ng Bijoy MLA Khurai.

While clarifying on the allegation made by Yaima, a well known social worker of Khurai, that there has been no development works taken up in Khurai Constituency during MLA Dr Ng Bijoy tenure, he said this is false publicity.

He said the most important road and communication developed till today in the constituency, including seven PMGSY schemes were done under him. He said all these roads are also black topped.

He further said that in his opinion development of road connectivity, health, power supply good potable water, education, social works and agriculture are the most important task, and he has concentrate in these areas.

Commenting on the dredging of the Kongba River with JCB by some individuals, he said this has brought no good, and moreover they were done without the consent of concern authorities of the IFCD Manipur. He said the digging has now resulted in the newly constructed blacktopped PMGSY road cracking as the bed was dug without any technical support or knowledge.

He said according to the IFCD`™s rules, whenever any individual want to work on the river bed, he has to take permission from the department. But it is very unfortunate that without the consent of the department the river bad has been dug and the road near the river bank has been cracked causing landslide alarm on the bank.

He clarified that so many development work has been taken up in Khurai which the alleged person does not know has he has the mind of a child.

Khurai constituency has three river passing through it and it needs a bridge for connecting the public, so recently the government of Manipur has approved an RCC bridge. The Chief Minister has said this will be complete in December, he added.

For the potable drinking water a water supply scheme under DoNER Ministry has funded 5.48 crores at Khumidok area which can provide and cover many villages of Khurai. This scheme is largest in the Imphal east district.

The Japanese project on water supply scheme in TV tower of Porompat already complete for provide sufficient water supply to nearby people.

For power supply in Khuraim, he said he has brought the VIP line. He said a Central School is going to establish in Kangla Samgomsnag area soon and 18 acres of land has been allotted for the purpose, he said.

He said there is a proposal for a two storied building to at the Lamlong Market, but problem is allotment of land for temporary shift of the current market while the construction takes place.

The state government is waiting for the land and once this is done, Lamlong will be one of the three markets recoommendaed for reconstruction and grade. The other two are Kwakeithel and Jiribam Keithel respectively, he said.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/04/mla-bijoy-refutes-charges-he-has-neglected-his-constituency/

IMPHAL, April 12:The member of the national commission for minority Praveen Davar is on a tour of Manipur for three day. After reaching the state he already held a meeting with secretariat official yesterday on the issue of minorities in the state. Today he met the minority community leaders at Classic Hotel.

He mentioned that his visit is to meet minority leaders of the state and share the knowledge of minority problems and grievances faced at present. He said he was appointed as National Commission for Minority member on January 27 2014 and is in-charge of Manipur and other two states Tripura and Meghalaya.

Before this he was in-charge of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Orissa. Yesterday arrived in the state from Nagaland. During his visit to the state he is focusing on the Prime Minister`™s 15-point programme and overseeing how the Multi Sector Development Programme is implemented in every state.

He further said MSDP is applicable in seven districts of Manipur and about 20% minority habited areas qualify for MSDP. On yesterday`™s meeting, he said he reviewed all the MSDP schemes and 15 points of PM schemes. He said that he asked for reports of all scheme and minority problems within one week.

He said that during his visit he will take report from all section of minority peoples of the state and hear their problems. These will include interactions with Muslim, Christian and Buddhist communities, he added.

Amin Shah Parliamentary Secretary MOBC said that MSDP schemes and other minority schemes implemented in state are done after thorough screenings.

So it is right time to highlight every grievance of minority and what are problem facing in minority in our state, said Amin Shah.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/04/national-commission-for-minority-interact-with-minorities-leaders-about-their-grievances-in-state/

IMPHAL, April 12: The MOBC schemes beneficiaries are selected after rigorous screening by concern authorities in order to ensure the benefits reach the needy and poor only said Amin Shah, Parliamentary Secretary MOBC, Schedule Cast, Science and Technology, and Fishery, Government of Manipur.

Delivering a speech in a simple function of distributing tins, fingerlings, and machineries at his resident at Kshtrigao Bengun for Kshetrigao constituency, he said that as the state`™s financial situation is facing constraints, selecting beneficiaries of MOBC is becoming very difficult. The numbers of beneficiary for 2013-14 has reduced from previous years as authorities this time have selected only genuine beneficiaries through proper screening.

He further said that under the MOBC schemes housing, fishery, embroidery and tailoring are included for minority and OBC communities. The total numbers of beneficiaries is 264 households from OBC and another 264 from minority Muslims for whole state, he added.

He said that the numbers of beneficiaries are much less than those applying in each constituency. For his constituency there are 65 beneficiaries for housing for OBC and 55 for minority Muslim; for fishery 77 for OBC and 80 for Muslim; for embroidery and tailoring 20 for OBC and 20 for minority Muslim. These have been distributed accordingly needs, he said.

He said a number of the beneficiaries were given benefit from his own personal funds, he further said.

He said that in 2013-14, around 10,000 beneficiaries applied and from them only 500 ended up as beneficiaries. This being the case, selection has been very difficult, he said.

The Chief Minister has also pressured the Central government for increase in the number of beneficiaries for Manipur, he said.

During the selection of beneficiaries for Kshetrigao constituency, polling committee members were engaged to ensure the benefits reached only the most deserving.

He appealed to the people covered by MOBC schemes to use the items received properly and to uplift themselves. He said he was dismayed to hear of some individual who sold their items distributed by MOBC.

He said many rich people also slyly apply, so the concerned authorities in each constituency have to be on the alert.

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2015/04/selection-of-mobc-beneficiaries-done-after-proper-screening-amin-shah/