Nagaland MP adopts a village under SAGY scheme

Correspondent

KOHIMA, September 7, 2019: Tokheho Yepthomi, MP, Lok Sabha has adopted Angphang Village in pursuance of the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) scheme of MoRD wherein all the MP’s have been asked to adopt one village every year. The adoption is for year 2019-20.

The MP held a meeting with all the stakeholders at Mon.

Tokheho said that the meeting has been called as per the guidelines of the Ministry to discuss on the scheme that has been launched by the Prime Minister which is being implemented all over the country. He further informed that all the various departments which have been implementing centrally sponsored schemes will be required to put in some contributions to carry out development in the adopted village.

The MP stated that he would convene a meeting at Angphang village by the last week of October 2019, and said he will be expecting the departments to come up with some kind of arrangements/ programmes that will be taken up in the adopted village. He also said that by the end of January 2020, he will be submitting his 2nd quarterly report where he may have to give detail reports of different department activities in the adopted village.

A presentation on various schemes and projects that can be potentially taken up was given by SDO (C) Angjangyang, Yanithung Ngullie. The second presentation was given by Sumit Banerjee, Manager, Indian Post Payments Bank on how Angphang village can have access to digital banking and become financially inclusive.