Nagaland Governor PB Acharya highlights essentials on India’s 67th Republic Day
KOHIMA, JANUARY 25 (MExN): On the 67th Republic Day of the Indian Union, PB Acharya, Governor of Nagaland and Assam has defined the three ‘Es’ of progress to be ‘Education, Electricity and Employment’.
In his Republic Day message, the Governor stated that through these, “rapid progress can be achieved.”
“Nagaland has all the potentials for development of the same. The state is a storehouse of resources to achieve unparalleled all-round progress. All it requires is the development of human skills through vocational education to optimize the utility of the available resources. It is time for us all to act now and without delay in a peaceful atmosphere of peace and progress,” stated the Governor.
He further maintained that the development of India means the development of every nook and corner of the country.
“India cannot develop without the development of the North East and that is why the Govt. of India is according so much of urgent importance towards the immediate progress and development of this region. Steps have been initiated towards the development and improvement of the infrastructure and communication network of the region with immediate effect. Let us work in unison to make ‘Look East & Act East’ a reality.”
On January 26, 1950, India was declared a Republic through a Constitution that entails values of pluralism, secularism and democracy among other things.
Acharya reminded that on this day, it was resolved to secure to all Indian citizens, Justice, social economic and political, Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship, Equality of status and of opportunity, and to promote among them all Fraternity assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity of the Nation.
Paying salutations and gratitude to those who brought about the Republic and the Constitution, he paid gratitude to “Freedom Fighters, Scientists, Social Reformers & Wealth Creators.” In this, he also paid salute to ‘Lt. Smt. Padmashree Ranima Gaidinliu,’ as January 26, 2016 is also the birth centenary of the freedom fighter. “Our greatest strength lies in our adherence to the values of unity amidst diversity,” said the Governor.
21st century belongs to India
In his Republic Day address, PB Acharya pointed out that the 21st century belongs to India. “We have 65% youths in our population. They with skill education can be the biggest HRD for the world,” he remarked.
Noting that north-east of the subcontinent has “lots of God given Natural Resources,” the Governor called for universities and young students to be “prepared by the new curriculum and learn how to create wealth & prosperity by utilizing the Natural Resources.”
“Our capacity to increase the production of solar energy, organic food, flora & fauna, care for Ecology should be every one’s agenda,” he reiterated.
Programs under Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, like Jan Dhan Yojna, One Rupee - Atal Insurance Yojna, Make in India, Mudra Bank to help entrepreneur, Skill addition to all Universities conventional Degree Courses, keep our neighbouring countries friendly, Swachh Bharat- Sunder Bharat, etc can be successful, observed Acharya, if “each one of us” becomes the “nodal agent to take these projects and programs to the beneficiaries.”
He also reflected on Prime Minister Modi’s ‘political will’ to “solve North East insurgency in general and Nagaland in particular has resulted in the frame work of peace agreement with NSCN (IM). Let us all unite & see that all the factions unite & join in the frame work of peace agreement.”
Charting out that 2016 will be a challenging year for Nagaland State and its people, the Governor called for everyone to work for peace & development through unity.
“We should build strong and clean characters, because only the clean and the strong have the courage and the selfless dedication to work for the progress of the state and the nation,” he said.
