National awardee felicitated
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 09 2015 :
National awardee of Panchayat Sashaktikaran Puraskar 2015, W Borpati Devi was today felicitated by the Rural Tourist Centre, Toubul and locals of the area at Ibudhou Yangoiningthou Community Hall, Toubul of Bishnupur district.
The prestigious National award was conferred on Pradhan W Borpati Devi of Toubul Gram Panchayat and Pradhan A Gojendro Singh of Phayeng Gram Panchayat on National Panchayati Raj Day on April 24, 2015 at New Delhi.
Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Francis Ngajokpa graced the felicitation function as the chief guest and MLA of Kumbi A/C S Bira Singh was the functional president and Oinam MLA Dr I Ibohalbi and eminent Economist Prof N Mohendra were the guests of honour.
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Speaking at the function, Francis Ngajokpa stated that in the hill areas of Manipur, all the Centrally sponsored schemes like MGNREGS and PMGSY have failed to give its desired effect as people have been taking it too lightly.
Most of the hill people have wrongly used the funds which is unfortunate, he added.
The Minister alleged that many newly formed Kuki villages are draining away the funds of Centrally sponsored schemes in order to fill their pockets and buy new vehicles when they should have been working for the benefits of the public.
National awardee Pradhan W Borpati Devi expressed that the financial award she has received would be used for development works of the people.
She further said that inclusive development is something people must work for.
Meanwhile eminent economist Prof N Mohendra stated that such an award should encourage other people to work for the development of the State.
"Her sheer dedication and hard work have brought laurels to the State," added Prof Mohendra.
As part of the function, a newly constructed road at Toubul was also opened to the public by Francis Ngajokpa.