Entry of CM, TR Zeliang into the digital world

24th August, 2017

The Chief Minister along with Ministers and Senior Govt. officials outside his Residential Office on 24 Aug 2017

Social Media has brought a progressive shift in the way Governments around the world communicate and engage with its Citizens which in today’s world is no longer a trend but a necessity. The entry of Chief Minister, TR Zeliang into the digital world with the primary motive of facilitating better communication with the Citizens of Nagaland using Social Media as a tool has witnessed a paradigm shift in the way the general public in the State has related with the current head of the State.

In just a few days, the CM’s online account has garnered 6714 followers on Facebook, 215 on Twitter and 373 on Instagram.

As a follow-up to the numerous suggestions and feedback received online from bloggers on the deteriorating road conditions in the State, the Chief Minister today convened an Emergency Meeting at his residential Office to oversee the status of road maintenance and renovation in the State.

While the Government is all revved up to streamline the working system for infrastructure development, transparency and good Governance, a Seminar in this connection is slated to be held during which Government Departments like PWD(Road & Bridges), National Highway, Nagaland State Disaster Management Agency, National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited, Border Roads Organisation etc would be highlighting the details of their work.

Asking Government officials to take up individual responsibility and identify road development works while categorizing them into completed and ongoing projects, the Chief Minister announced that “the purpose of organizing the Seminar is to bring to the knowledge of the general public, which implementing Agency is responsible for which road, and also to identify the number of roads under respective implementing Agency during which various Civil Societies, Tribal Hohos and NGOs will also be invited."

"Problem with road connectivity is the one issue mostly raised by the public on Social Media and all Government Departments concerned with roadways are bound to make their activities public to maintain transparency”, the Chief Minister added.

While making a public appeal to the citizen of the State to be “more positive in their approach while questioning the Government” he stated that “since roadways are the only means of transport in the State the genuine problem faced by the Public will be addressed on priority basis."

The Chief Minister further directed “all the nodal Departments particularly related to road connectivity to fully utilize the available machinery and manpower under their respective Department.” Earlier, highlighting his entry into Social Media, the Chief Minister recalled that the idea of his entry into Social Media was focussed on good local Governance with the motive to set a precedent for a new era of Government-citizen engagement and to move the Society towards a more transparent and collaborative future.