Document 2030: Nagaland govt. releases 15 years development vision

The Nagaland government’s ‘Vision 2030’ document has been released. A website for it has also been launched. The document–a welfare and developmental roadmap–and the website were inaugurated by Parliamentary Secretary for Planning & Coordination, Neiba Kronu, on May 6 in Kohima town.

The government of Nagaland decided to bring out the Vision 2030 Document with a perspective to develop the state roughly within the context of the next 15 years and to guide planning and development process of the state of Nagaland. This exercise is to be completed by the July 31, 2016.

Citizens are encouraged to participate by offering suggestions. Submissions are to be made by June 30”in view of the time constraints in formulating the document.” Due credit and acknowledgement shall be given to the contributors whose ideas are incorporated in the vision document.

An expert group of secretaries has been set up with Alemtemshi Jamir, retired chief secretary as the convener. Besides, a dedicated team and a small functional secretariat are being established. The temporary center for operations will be located at the Capital Convention Centre. An economic consultant, namely Dr. Manoj Pant of the Jawaharlal University, has also been appointed to assist in guiding the vision document.

This vision document shall be an inclusive document involving the people and not based on only the views of the government departments. It has therefore, been decided to solicit views from all sections of the society and also from interested persons.

Accordingly, while correspondences are being initiated to the civil societies, tribal organizations, academic institutions, development NGOs and the churches, it has also been decided to establish appropriate platforms for the members of the public to participate in the process by providing their valuable ideas and contributing to the process of evolving a vision for the state.

To prepare a document that envisioned a sustainable, progressive and viable Nagaland a suggested template was given. The suggested nature of the sub missions are:

•             It should be a simple and understandable

•             It should lay down the perspectives of what Nagaland can be within the time frame of 2030

•             It should outline the short term (3 years) mid-term (next 7 years) and long term (15 years) perspectives and action plans to achieve such perceived goal

•             It should address issues and work out a plan of action to tackle them. For example, IT can covers ideas like:

-              Evolution of an economy in the state or formation of a major driving economics activity covering issues such as production and productivity, services, trade and commerce and so on.

-              Designing an economic development model of Nagaland including designing the infrastructure that will create the enabling environment for achieving and sustaining the perceived economy of the state.

-              Addressing regional disparities especially pertaining to areas like the eastern Nagaland areas and bringing about equitable development in the state.

-              Human development issues with emphasis on youth employment and gender-both urban and rural.

-              Spread of urbanization and addressing related concerns of urban development especially pertaining to livelihood, living environment and sustainability of the urban inhabitations.

-              The ecology and environment and sustainable development of Nagaland.

•             Funds, Finance and resources from an integral part of any vision and the document has to focus on how the revenues of the state can be supplemented through internal generation. It should also focus on the best approaches for the judicious harnessing of our human and natural resources to achieve the vision. Natural resources would include aspects like oil, coal, limestone, water, forest etc.

•             Any vision for Nagaland has also to be in consonance with the policies of the Government of India and take into account the quantum of financial support that can be extended by Government of India including the process of devolution of funds to the states.

It should also cover the various aspects of the CSS and Central Government policies. It also needs to keep in mind the implementation of the ‘Look/Act East Policy’ NE vision 2020, the BBIM (Bangladesh Bhutan India & Myanmar) and IMT (India Myanmar Thailand) Agreements.
For this the following open platforms have been set up.

•             Side by side the projections should also take into account the global economic scenario including investments in the state through multilateral and bilateral agencies, EAP as also FDI and private investment.

•             Suggestions for the vision could include views on the governance issues of the state with a focus on democratization, decentralization and participatory approaches to development that will enhance transparency and accountability. In this, views on VDBs, communitization and urban bodies will be vital.

-              A website: nagalandvision2030.in

-              Facebook account: Nagaland Vision 2030

-              Whatsapp Account number: 8415856752

-              Email account: nagalandvision2030@gmail.com

-              Contributors can also send in their papers by post at the following address:

Convenor
Nagaland Vision 2030
Capital Convention Centre
New Secretariat Area
Kohima – 797003
Nagaland

All submissions should be given by 30th June 2016 in view of the time constraints in formulating the document. Also due credit and acknowledgement shall be given to the contributors whose submission is incorporated in the vision document.

After launching the document, Parliamentary Secretary Neiba Kronu said that during his short tenure in the department, he had observed that there was no clarity or clear concept ‘for which many agencies and donors such as the World Bank and Asian Development Bank had discussions and meetings over the past years.’

‘However, they come and go back due to lack of clarity,’ the politician said. He also pointed out that the vision document was not a ‘dream but a statement of action, translated into reality.’ He urged intellectuals from the state, tribal organizations, and nongovernmental organizations to offer their opinions and place suggestions, and participate in the preparation of the document.

(Al Ngullie, June 6, 2016; Eastern Mirror)

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