Arunachal Deputy CM Chowna Mein lays stress on human resource development

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ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Saturday said that the State Government is committed for all-round development of the State with more emphasis on human resource development.

Chairing a meeting of the core committee for Unsung Heroes at the district secretariat at Namsai, Mein said that the Government has been supporting and providing logistic support to the Central universities in the State like Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), besides other institutions like the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS), wherever possible.

He said that 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahatsov' has given the State a good opportunity for writing its own history.

He advocated for setting up a research cell at RGU through which research could be conducted on various aspects of the State. He added that a theatre show on unsung heroes would be played during the year-long celebration of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav as a tribute to the unsung heroes.

Other members also actively participated in the meeting and carried out a threadbare discussion for befitting celebration of the unsung heroes. It was decided that a 15-day festival would be observed to celebrate the unsung heroes wherein theatre shows, exhibitions on unsung heroes, literary activities and cultural items will be parts of the festival.

A resolution was adopted to convert the Siddharth Hall in the State capital into a state-of-the-art theatre hall while giving an indigenous touch, for which a budget of Rs 8 crore has already been announced in the Budget 2022-23.

The meeting also decided to have a museum of freedom fighters in the State and also proposed to make the State's freedom fighters a part of the National Museum in Gujarat too. The committee also resolved to have a war memorial in a designated place and to preserve and protect the existing war sites.

The meeting was attended by Tai Tagak, Advisor to the Chief Minister, Namsai MLA Chau Zingnu Namchoom, Dani Salu, Secretary Transport-cum-Member Secretary, Namsai DC RK Sharma, RGU Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Amitava Mitra, Prof SK Choudhuri, Dean-cum-faculty of Social Justice of RGU, among others.

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