Lawmkunga eyes equal development
Source: Hueiyen News Service / NNN

Imphal, August 01 2013: Newly appointed Chief Secretary of Manipur PC Lawmkunga has affirmed that he will focus work for the equal development of the hills and the valley districts.

He also said that functioning of offices in all the districts will be strictly monitored and strengthened so that no room is given for mis-governance.

Talking to some journalists at his new chamber today, PC Lawmkunga, who assumed the post of Chief Secretary at 9.30 am today, said he will give maximum effort for the all round development both in the hills and the valley without any bias.

He also said that he would try his level best to solve the problem of unemployment in the State at least to some extent.

PC Lawmkunga, who succeeded DS Poonia, assumed the office as the Chief Secretary of Manipur today.

His appointment was announced late evening yesterday.

PC Lawmkunga is a 1979 Manipur-Tripura Indian Administrative Service cadre.

He was born on October 1, 1955 in Mualthuam village, Mizoram.

Meanwhile, several tribal based organisations have expressed elation over the appointment of Lawmkunga, a tribal officer, as the new Chief Secretary of Manipur after a long gap.

It has been almost 20 years now that a tribal was the Chief Secretary of Manipur in H Jelshyam.

Committee on Protection of Tribal Areas, Manipur (COPTAM), Indigenous Democratic Front (IDF), All Manipur Tribal Students Union, Manipur (ATSUM) and All Manipur Tribal Union (AMTU) while congratulating the new Chief Secretary, have expressed gratitude to the Government of Manipur and Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh for having appointed a tribal as the Chief Secretary of Manipur.

These tribal based bodies expressed optimism that a tribal becoming the CS of Manipur, will 'soothe the wounds' of the hill people COPTAM, ATSUM, AMTU and others have been urging the government not to skip the senior IAS officers who are tribals while appointing a new Chief Secretary of Manipur in the last few months.

These bodies have been saying that there are lots of tribal bureaucrats who should be given their due shares while alleging that tribal IAS and IPS officers have been overlooked while appointing the chief secretary or the director general of police (DGP) in the state.

However, the appointment of PC Lawmkunga has satiated them to certain extent.

All India Tribal Students' Association, (AITSA), Mongoloid Peoples Forum, Delhi and Mizo Zirlai Pawl, Hqtrs.

Manipur have also expressed profound gratitude to the Government of Manipur for appointing PC Lawmkunga as the new Chief Secretary of the State.

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