Flagship programmes must reach targeted population, says Arunachal Pradesh Governor Parnaik

ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lieutenant General K. T. Parnaik advocated on Wednesday that the flagship programmes of the central and state governments must reach the targeted population. During a meeting with Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein at Raj Bhawan, the governor said that proper digitization of information, real-time monitoring, and office automation should be prioritized at all levels of governance.

Mein, who called on the governor, highlighted the challenges of development in interior and rural areas and the need to capitalise on the vibrancy of border villages by making them tourist destinations. Parnaik made various suggestions and methods to achieve the same. The governor, who interacted with government officials and villagers in remote areas during his recent tour of border areas, stressed the need to provide financial and technical assistance to people in the border areas for reverse migration to their villages with economic opportunities.

Parnaik added that state government officials must reach out to the rural community, and a hand-holding approach must be adopted to motivate the agrarian communities to go for multiple cropping and horticultural ventures along with traditional farming. The governor and the deputy chief minister also deliberated upon the development of hydro-power potential in the state and emphasized the importance of developing micro-hydropower plants in the border villages to provide stable power supply.

Mein, who also holds the finance, investment, and power portfolios, briefed the governor on the state's financial position and budgetary planning, as well as measures being undertaken by the state government, an official communiqué informed.