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Chief Minister, DoNER Minister Visit Chakma Council

Kamalanagar December 1: Hon’ble Union DoNER Minister Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Pu Lal Thanhawla, Home Minister, Pu R. Lalzirlian, Hon’ble Sport Minister, Pu Zodintluanaga and Hon’ble Tourism Minister, Pu S. Hiato arrived this morning by helicopter to kick off a programme of infrastructure development within Kamalanagar area.

Kamalanagar have never been a witness to so many, multi-crore Government funded programmes taking off in one go as was seen today. The much awaited and talked about Modernization of Kamalanagar Town is finally here. Foundation stone for New CADC Secretariat Building, CADC Session Hall and Kamalanagar College were laid down.

Modernization of Kamalanagar Town and Kamalanagar College are electoral commitments made to the people of Chakma Autonomous District Council by the former Union DoNER Minister Shri Mani Shankar Ayer in the last State Assembly Election campaign. The Modernization project is being funded under NLCPR at an estimated cost of Rs.1988.82 lac. The implementation of the project will bring about a facelift to Kamalanagar town.

CADC have always been under constraint for infrastructure to accommodate its various Departments. Presently most of its Departments are run on rented houses spread over different parts of Kamalanagar. Consequently, a lot of the time is consumed in file movement. Construction of the CADC Secretariat at the new site on the way to Udalthana would provide room for all the 28 Departments in a single block. Funding for the construction has been made under 13^th Finance Commission at an estimated cost of Rs.8.00 crore. The CADC Session Hall, whose site is just close to the CADC Secretariat, shall be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs.3.00 crore under 13^th Finance Commission.

The only College within CADC area which was burnt to ashes in a fire accident this year received a new lease of life with laying of foundation stone by the Hon’ble Union Minister Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar for its construction at the site near Arati Nagar. It will be constructed at an estimated cost of 2.24 crore under NLCPR.

Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar while speaking on the day said that so far CADC has been awarded with 6 projects under his Ministry amounting to Rs.58.94 Crore out of which two have been already completed. Two more projects, the Construction of Judicial Building at an estimated cost of Rs.6.15 Crore and Chakma Student Hostel at Aizawl at an estimated cost of Rs.6.02 Crore are also retained, he said, by the Ministry to be sanctioned shortly.

Pu Lal Thanhawla while addressing the public made a reference that all the people of Mizoram are minorities and for peace and harmony and prosperity in the State we must live as one people. He also said that the road connecting Kamalanagar and Lunglei is being newly aligned to make it accessible even for heavy vehicles.

WINTER SESSION OF CADC CONCLUDES

Kamalanagar November 29: The 8^th Chakma Autonomous District Council sat for its Winter Session’ 2012 today. This would be the last Session of this 8^th Council before the General Election to the 9^th Council starts early next year.

The one hour question-hour normally kept for discussion of questions was skipped for no questions were received for discussion.

However, three official bills, the CADC (Salaries, Allowances & Pension of Members) (Amendment) Rules 2012, the CADC (Salaries, Allowances & Pension of Chairman & Deputy Chairman) (Amendment) Rules 2012 and the CADC (Salaries, Allowances & Pension of CEM & EMs) (Amendment) Rules 2012 were introduced in the House, moved by Hon’ble Chief Executive member Dangu kali Kumar Tongchongya. The Bills seek to rationalize the pay of the councilors and pension of the former councilors with the rise in price of commodities. These Bills were earlier brought in, in the Monsoon Session of 2011 and passed. As normal practice the Bills were forwarded to Law and Judicial Department, Govt. of Mizoram for final scrutiny. After necessary corrections were made by the Law and Judicial Department, they were sent back for reconsideration of the House. The Bills were discussed at length and finally got passed unanimously.

MIZORAM STATE BOUNDARY COMMITTEE VISITS INDO-BANGLA BORDER FENCING, CADC AREA

Kamalanagar Nov 22: The Mizoram State Boundary Committee, which was formed in March this year to look into cases of boundary disputes along the boundary of the State, concluded their three day visit of Indo-Bangla Border Fencing in Borapansury area of Chakma Autonomous District Council. The Committee led by Pu C. Chawngkunga, former Minister arrived Kamalanagar on 20^th Nov. with the other members of the Committee Pu Lalduhawma, MLA and Leader of Opposition, Retired Wing Commander Lalnghinglova, Pu R L Rindika and Lalrinzuala.

While speaking to Pu Lalduhama he said their visit has a reference to the ongoing border fencing along Indo-Bangla Border in CADC. Mizoram has a boundary with Bangladesh of about 318 KM. Since the time, fencing work started in 2005, while the MNF were in power, issues regarding the violation of guidelines by the construction agencies were raised time and again and whereas no heed was paid then he said, because of which today at many places the fencing has been constructed beyond 150 yards from zero line causing unnecessary loss of land. While saying that the Committee’s power is limited to the role of making of recommendation, he expressed his hope that the issue would be looked into.

He also spoke strongly for the families affected by the fencing, with 15 villages falling outside the fencing and cutting across 21 villages. He strongly felt that the villagers should not budge from their places until and unless arrangement for adequate compensation is made available. As is told by him, even within Borapansury area houses lying outside the fencing were seen which he termed as inhuman to put someone in forced isolation.

Treasury to be set up at Kamalanagar

Kamalanagar, October 12, 2012: The long wait for a treasury at Kamalanagar, the headquarter of Chakma Autonomous District Council would soon be a thing of the past. The Finance Secretary to the Govt. of Mizoram, Pu Vanlalnghaka arrived Kamalanagar day before yesterday, to look into the temporary arrangement for setting up of the office and the provision for quarter to be provided by CADC.

The Finance Secretary was completely satisfied with the arrangement made by CADC. The demand for establishment of a Treasury at Kamalanagar has been a long one. Presently, all Government transactions of CADC have to be pursued through the Treasury at Lawngtlai, some 150 KM from Kamalanagar. A lot of the resources and time go into this process. Once the Treasury is set up, Government transaction within CADC area would switch to fast track course besides saving time and resources and the hassle of involving security personnel every time Government funds are drawn from Lawngtlai.

The Finance Secretary said, “It’s now just a matter of deciding the time to inaugurate the Treasury”. In addition to the Treasury, he also discussed regarding setting up of Branches of Mizoram Rural Bank at Longpuighat and Borapansury, work for which are under process, he said. Work for ground survey in this connection would soon be endorsed to CADC, he said.

The CEM, CADC Dangu Kali Kumar Tongchangya said setting up the Treasury would be a milestone achieved by the present Government at CADC besides many other landmarks dotting through the course of their current term.

CADC, MP To Help Kamalanagar College & Vijoygiri Academy

Kamalanagar August 31: The Executive Committee, Chakma Autonomous District Council held a meeting in the office Chamber of Chief Executive Member where the Hon’ble local MLA Sri N P Chakma was also present as a special invitee, to take stock of the situation following the disaster of the fire accident where the only College within CADC area and a private school, Vijoy Giri Acdemy, were burnt to ashes. Sri N P Chakma arrived the night after the incident took place.

The meeting expressed its sympathy over the tragic fire incident towards the management authorities and student fraternity and conveyed its solidarity towards the process of rebuilding. The Executive Committee pledged to sanction Rs.50,000.00 to each of the institutions. While Sri Nirupam Chakma informed the meeting that Pu. C L Ruala, Hon’ble Member of Parliament assured help in the rebuilding process, on the request made by Sri K K Tongchagya, CEM, CADC who is presently camping at Delhi, by pledging Rs.12.00 lakhs to the College and Rs.3.00 lakhs to Vijoygiri Academy. Sri N P Chakma also pledged Rs.50,000.00 to each of the institutions as furniture grant under MLA LAD fund.

The meeting also proposed to allocate for fund provision under MSDP towards reconstruction of the Vijoygiri Academy.

The CEM, CADC on a tour to Delhi, informed via telephone that while calling on Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar, Hon’ble Union Minister, DONER has assured of releasing the 1^st Installment against the construction of Kamalanagar College under DONER Ministry within 15th of next month.

To see that the students don’t suffer their classes, the CADC authorities have decided to provide one school to each of the institutions as a temporary arrangement to run their classes. This should allay fears of the guardians about their wards academic prospect for this year.

The accident has destroyed properties worth Rs.3.5 Crores belonging to the college while Vijoygiri Academy lost properties worth Rs.1.0 Crore.

Kamalanagar College gutted in a fire accident

Kamalanagar, August 29: In an unfortunate tragic incident the only College within CADC area and Vijoy Giri Academy, a private school in the heart of Kamalanagar town, were gutted into ashes in an unprecedented inferno. The cause of the fire could not be ascertained as of now while it is suspected that electrical short circuit seems the most probable cause.
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Helicopter trial landing successful at Kamalanagar

Kamalanagagr, August 16^th: As part of the scheme to introduce Helicopter Services by the Governemnt of Mizoram, in the remote areas of the state, the trial landing of helicopter at Kamalanagar helipad, near Bajeisora, was conducted successfully today at 12:00 noon.

Pawan Hans Helicopter on trial landing at Kamalanagar Helipad.

Earlier, the trial landing got postponed twice due to bad weather. In the build up to the trial landing which was scheduled due on 12^th of this month, the CADC authorities geared themselves up to get the helipad ready for services and the approach road leading to the helipad.

The event was witnessed in the presence of Local MLA, Sri N. P. Chakma, CEM, CADC Sri K. K. Tongchangya and SDO (Civil), Chawngte Pu Rina.

Accompanying the team boarding the chopper, besides the captain and the co-pilot was Pu Saidenga, Dy. Controller, Aviation Department. He discussed besides other formalities the access to tickets during the brief haul. As per discussion, tickets will be available from General Administration and Control Department, CADC and a ticket will cost about Rs.2250.00. Active services shall commence very soon which will be intimated at the earliest by the Aviation Department. Per trip will have a seat capacity of seven passengers.

CADC Condemns MCDF’s Propaganada Campaign

Kamalanagar, August 9: Chakma Autonomous District Council condemns the propaganda campaign unleashed by Mizoram Chakma Development Forum, that is so unfounded, with regards to non-functional PHC at Borapansury. There is enough indication that MCDF may have sold its soul to vested interest for orchestrating this publicity campaign to tarnish the image of CADC despite knowing CADC’s sincere effort with the project.

The present Executive Committee since assuming office in 2008 has been nurturing the hope to provide health care facility to the people of Thega Valley of CADC. It was in the year 2010-2011 the authorities of CADC managed to arrange for fund provision under NRHM and BRGF to create infrastructures to give shape to this vision, dreamt for the people of this locality, by setting up of one flagship building and five quarters for medical staff. CADC government is not sitting idle, caressing these buildings and basking over this achievement but have been working day and night to carry on this vision forward and further. CADC is well aware that the job is not yet complete and hence, has been trying various permutation and combination. Presently, it is under consultation with the Directorate of Health Services, Government of Mizoram to give this project a life under PPP model on the basis of shared fund contribution. Why PPP model? PPP model involves participation of more than one stakeholder and hence, can ensure better service. If the Govt. of Mizoram is convinced, CADC ought to be ready with its share of fund under the model and hence, in anticipation CADC already prepared itself with fund provision to the tune of about Rs.50.00 lakhs under BRGF. This speaks volume of CADC’s sincere intention.

Whereas, instead of appreciating the sincere effort that CADC has put in, so far, to operationalize the PHC, starting with setting up of the required infrastructures, MCDF has been misguiding the public through campaign in the electronic and print media and by distributing leaflets. Had the fund so sanctioned, so far, been not utilized towards the cause, CADC would have welcomed their concern.

MCDF alleging that the CEM, CADC is against operationalization of PHC, Borapansury premised on the ground that contributions collected from SSA teachers, through official deduction, towards MCDF fund have been blocked by him, is not wholly true. The CEM, CADC intervened after receiving complaint from staff about the donation being made through official deduction. The CEM, CADC has acted upon to avoid setting a precedent of making private collection through official deduction. The CEM, CADC made his stand clear on the issue that he has no objection against any individual making donation towards the cause launched by MCDF.

CADC’s Budget 2012-2013 Passed

Kamalanagar, August 2: Chakma Autonomous District Council’s Regular Budget 2012-13 placed in the first sitting of this Monsoon Session has been discussed and passed unanimously today in its fourth and final sitting.

The budget allocation for the current financial year has been earmarked at Rs.2858.00 lakhs under Non-plan, Rs.45.00 lakhs under Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Rs.3487.00 lakhs under plan sector. There has been a jump in fund allocation under plan sector by more than triple with reference to that of previous financial year. The enormous increase is attributable to allocation made under RKVY at Rs.700.00 lakhs, under TFC at Rs.266.00 lakhs, under Minor Irrigation (AIBP) at Rs.700.00 lakhs, under State Priority Project at Rs.150.00 lakhs and under SCA for clearance of pending liabilities at Rs.400.00 lakhs. Therefore, the actual normal Annual Plan Fund for this year stands at Rs.1271.00 lakhs of which Rs.1062.58 laks is earmarked for salary. The rest of the amount is allotted for Administrative costs and Minor Works.

In his budget speech the Chief Executive Member asserted for a robust Local Revenue target of Rs.98.70 lakhs and sought the cooperation of all the concerned officials of CADC to achieve the target.

The budget also reflected a deficit of Rs.888.38 lakhs against salary/arrear, Rs.44.31 lakhs against salary and Rs.24.06 under non-plan sector, plan sector and under NLCPR respectively. The CEM, CADC expressed his hope to cover up the deficit under plan and non-plan sector by means of additional allocation in the form of Supplementary Grant in due course of time against which Govt. of Mizoram has already been informed.

The opposition expressed their reservation about the budget being burdened by a huge deficit. They were also concern regarding many of the Departments not being given any allocation in the Budget.

The Hon’ble Chief Executive Member Sri Kali Kumar Tongchangya and mover of the Budget, while taking on the concern of the opposition said that the Council’s fund position being extremely tight, the Executive Committee have taken up to make fund provision to those Departments without allocation, through centrally sponsored projects. He informed the House that a project at an estimated cost of Rs.4.98 crores is being pursued with NEC to create a state of the art sport complex at Kamalanagar. “In collaboration with the State PHE Department a greater water supply scheme, tapping the Chawngte Lui, for Chawngte area is being aggressively pursued and is under process”, he said .

The CEM hailed this budget as people welfare budget as Rs.14.00 crores have been dedicated to boost agricultural productivity, given the fact that more 90% of CADC’s population is agriculture dependent.

CADC Session On Day-3

Kamalanagar, August 01: Chakma Autonomous District Council Monsoon Session continued into its Day-3.

The day has seen the laying of Gazette notified Rules of “The Chakma Autonomous District Council (Constitution, Conduct of Business etc.) (Amendment) Rules, 2011” and “The Chakma Autonomous District Council (Village Councils) (Amendment) Act, 2011”.

Shri Purna Muni Chakma, Deputy Chairman, CADC and Chairman of the Audit Committee to review the Report of C&AG of India for the financial years 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 in respect of Chakma Autonomous District Council, placed his Report before the house for discussion. The Report of C&AG of India stated the absence of internal audit mechanism in CADC, although Rule 144 of the Mizoram Autonomous District Council Fund Rules, 1996 requires the CADC to introduce a suitable system for internal audit within the Council with approval of the Governor and in consultation with the State Accountant General. While accepting the statement, the Report of the Audit Committee, CADC urged the Executive Committee, CADC to undertake necessary action to introduce appropriate internal control mechanism and internal audit to ensure prudent financial management, checks on financial irregularities and to provide assurance to the management about the protection of assets and reliability of information.

The Report of the C&AG of India also stated about the engagement of huge number of staff by CADC without the existence of approved staffing pattern. The report laid by the Audit Committee, CADC while accepting the fact of the absence of any staffing pattern, stated that the Executive Committee, CADC has already acted upon the anomaly and submitted the Staffing Pattern of the District Council for approval of the State Government early this year.

The Session was adjourned till tomorrow after the Report of the Audit Committee, CADC got passed unanimously.