‘Rastriya Sankalpa Diwas’ observed at Chintan Bhawan

‘Rastriya Sankalpa Diwas’ observed at Chintan Bhawan

'Rastriya Sankalpa Diwas' observed at Chintan Bhawan

31 Oct,Gangtok: It is the State Government’s endeavour to optimize the use of various national and international funding agencies for the development of the state. This initiative of the government has faced criticism from certain quarters. Besides the thousand crores announced by the Prime Minister it is very much within the prerogative of the State Government to go in for alternative source of funding such as from ADB, World Bank etc. in the interest of the victims of the earthquake and for rebuilding of the state. The Chief Minister of the state Pawan Chamling said this at the Rastriya Sankalpa Diwas function organized at Chintan Bhawan, Gangtok today. Talking about Late Indira Gandhi the Chief Minister urged the gathering to learn from her life and contribution for the development of the nation. We have a great responsibility ahead; the Chief Minister said and further added that Sikkim should be made a safe and secured place for its people something like a lap of a mother for a child. Inorder to attain this level we should work for twenty four hours for the state, the Chief Minister said to the politicians and administrators assembled at Chintan Bhawan. Instead of making complains on various issues we should rededicate ourselves to work for the cause of the state, he added.
Talking about the condition of the roadways in the state the Chief Minister said that the state Government is often blamed for the condition of road which are under the Boarder Road Organisation. He emphasised that 873 kilometers of road in the state is under the Boarder Road Organisation and it is often that the state Government is unnecessary blamed for its poor condition. In this connection the Chief Minister added that he has advised the Government of India to construct tunnel for roadways in hilly terrain region which will be beneficial in various ways.
The State Government is working on hydro power, organic farming and tourism sector for the economic upliftment of the people. The money which is coming from the Central Government is ultimately being drained down though the various products which we are consuming in daily life. Hence inorder to free ourselves from the chain of consumerism the state government is giving emphasis and working on hydro power, organic farming and tourism sector so that we become producers and hence be a balanced state.
Earlier the programme at Chintan Bhawan started with lighting of lamp by the Chief Minister which was followed by prayers by different religious priests, patriotic songs by students and reading of excerpts of the speech of Late Indira Gandhi.