BTC chief Pramod Boro launches several missions to further development goals
KOKRAJHAR: Synchronizing with the celebration of the 154th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, and commemorating the occasion of furthering the BTC Government’s vision of ‘Peaceful, Smart, and Green Bodoland’, held at Bodofa Cultural Centre, Kokrajhar, the CEM of BTC Pramod Boro ceremonially launched several missions for the benefit of the people of the region.
The CEM Boro formally launched the mission ‘Bwiswmuthi’, a web portal to deliver online land-related services to citizens, and ‘Aai Onsai Bithanki’, a programme to support the women identified as high-risk of pregnancy under the Rog Nirmul BTR mission. The CEM Dashboard Portal, with a focus on government expenditure tracking for FY 2023–24, the Farmers’ Database Portal of BTR, and the Bodoland Cancer Care Trust (BCCT) to support cancer patients and their families in BTR
Boro also formally announced the establishment of two Binod Brahma Sports Academies, one each in Mushalpur in Baksa and at Dotma in Kokrajhar district; the establishment of two Bodoland Rural Industrial Centres (BRICs) in BTR on a fast-track mode; People’s Constituency Development (PCD) and the Lakhpati Mahila Plan (LMP); and the establishment of five Gender Resource Centres (GRCs), one each in BTR districts, to be managed and run by the Women Cluster Level Federations (CLFs). On the occasion, the EM of Sports and Youth Welfare, Daobaisa Boro, announced the Bodoland Sports Excellence Award of Rs. 1 lakh each to 100 sportspersons. The EM of Health and Family Welfare, Arup Kr. Dey, announced the ‘Energy for Health’ programme that will support the solarization of over 500 health centres across BTR as part of the MoU signed with the SELCO Foundation and ceremonially distributed PM Fasal Bima (Sali Paddy) certificates to 3,797 farmers from the forest villages of Kokrajhar as part of one-time assistance for the PM-Fasal Bima Yojana. He also announced a partnership with the World Resources Institute (WRI) of Washington, D.C., USA.
Speaking on the occasion, the CEM of BTC, Pramod Boro, said, “We find solutions to any problem when we follow the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi”. He said the books “My Experiments with Truth” and “Non-violent Resistance,” written by Mahatma Gandhi, show the way to a peaceful solution. The quotations of Mahatma Gandhi are utmost important for the people and inspire all, he said, adding that Gandhi’s thought was that “violence was the instrument of cowards” and that he became victorious in the freedom movement without arms and ammunition. Gandhi asked people to make them change, as no one can change nature, and therefore, there should be ‘change’ in society for the good of the people.
“We declared Kokrajhar the city of peace, but many people used to laugh if this was possible in trouble-torn Kokrajhar, and now it has become a reality as the violence and killings have gone on since the last three years”, he said.
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