• No more chief guest, donations in public functions for legislators, Babus
• No gifts, only flowers for PDA members
• No wildlife, wild life produces at functions
The restriction goes for state government officials as well
DIMAPUR, APRIL 17 (MExN): In its continued effort to get rid of VIP culture in chief guest doting Nagaland, the People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA) Cabinet meeting held on April 16 resolved that members of the PDA would abstain from attending functions as chief guest henceforth.
A DIPR report stated that the PDA Cabinet took the decision as part of its anti-VIP culture endeavour in the state. It also decided that all concerned would refrain from making donations and announcements of monetary grants while attending public programmes and function.
“Members will attend public functions, inaugurations, launching programmes, etc and can deliver speeches and exhortations and give information on government programmes and policies of the State and Central government; however monetary announcements and donations at public programmes and functions will not be done,” the DIPR report stated.
Further, it was resolved that Government officials and employees of the State Government will not attend functions as chief guest and will be disallowed from donating funds nor will they be allowed to announce monetary grants at public functions, which is against service rules.
Government officials can give information related to government policies, programmes and initiatives and participate in public functions as invitees and as resource persons but not as chief guests. However, dignitaries and officials from outside Nagaland will be well received and hospitality extended as per protocols, the report said.
The Cabinet also resolved that PDA members will not receive gifts and presentations in public functions and events and advised that “flowers and bouquets – preferably fresh – may be received at the time and point of arrival at the programe venue while alighting from and no manner of presents should be received during the functions.”
On matter of protection of wildlife, the Cabinet resolved that all members of PDA including government employees should make all-out effort to preserve and protect the environment, wildlife and fishes.
In this connection, the Cabinet has directed that no manner of presentations of wildlife and wild life produce should be received or prepared at functions for meals, feasts etc. All efforts must be made by the entire government machinery to preserve and protect the environment and wildlife in all its activities, the DIPR report quoting the PDA Cabinet meeting resolves stated.
