Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju during an earlier visit to Nagaland. (Morung File Photo)
Dimapur, November 8 (MExN): The upgraded District Hospital, Kiphire will be inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju on November 9, at 2 PM.
Nagaland Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio and Health & Family Welfare Minister, S Pangnyu will also be present at the inauguration at the District Hospital Campus. Informing the same, Rio on a Twitter post stated that “People of Kiphire will have access to better healthcare with upgraded facilities & infrastructure.”
He also lauded Rijiju for agreeing to come to “one of the most far-flung areas” of Nagaland for the occasion.
Thereafter, the MoS will be attending first-ever Nagaland cabinet meeting scheduled on November 9 in Kiphire. According to a source, the meeting will be held in 14th NAP (IR) Camp, Kiphire. The Government had earlier maintained that the scheduled meeting was a part of its “endeavor to take governance and administration to all the corners of the state.”
The People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA) also planned to hold similar meetings in different district head quarters in the near future. On Thursday, Rijiju also informed in a tweet that he has accepted an invitation by the Nagaland Chief Minister on October 30 to attend the meeting.
“I've accepted the invitation and looking forward to attend the State Cabinet Meeting,” he posted on his official Twitter handle. The MoS further lauded the “commendable gesture of the seasoned & visionary” Chief Minister adding: “Holding the Cabinet meeting in a remote Kiphire (Aspirational District) reflects Govt's intention.”
