Aizawl, Mar 17The 20 day Budget Session of Mizoram Assembly begins in Aizawl today. Addressing the house , the state Governor Lt.General M.M Lakhera said, the government has taken action to concretise its promise to provide development oriented, clean, efficient and responsive administration. The governor said, steps have been taken and will continue to accord highest priority to ensure social and economic justice to the poor by relentlessly pushing the development activities with view to ensure prosperity and economic well being of the people. He also said, the government had taken several initiatives to fulfil the promise made in the election manifesto even though a mere fifteen months have passed for a government elected for five years.
AIR correspondent reports that the Governor of Mizoram Lt General M.M Lakhera said, “Under the New Land Use Policy, the government visualises total transformation of the economy of the state , based on sustainable land-based economic activities for which Action Plan has been prepared to the tune of Rupees 2,527 crores and the matter of funding the project is in its final stage in the Planning Commission”.
He said, “Under the project, 1 lakh 20,000 families will be assisted initially over a period of 5 years under the supervision of eight departments to ensure sustainable livelihood for the urban and rural poor while at the same time restoring ecological balance.”