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Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio warmly welcomed the visiting Fifteenth Finance Commission led by its chairman N.K. Singh, Prof. Dr. Anoop Singh and secretary Arvind Mehta and other officials of the commission at an official reception at the State Banquet Hall Tuesday. <\/p>\n
In his speech, the chief minister spoke about the positive and hopeful prospects of arriving at a final settlement to solve the long pending Naga political issue after almost 21 years of peace process and three years of signing the framework agreement.<\/p>\n
Rio reiterated that the state government dreamt of making tourism as the mainstay of its economy for which it has launched various tourist events such as Hornbill Festival to coincide with the statehood day on December 1 including other tribe festivals in other districts billed as ‘mini hornbill festivals’.<\/p>\n
He also mentioned about the achievements of Naga youths in sports fields –playing Ranji trophy for the first time, Naga lads excelling in Indian Football League; a Naga woman-Temsutula Imsong- credited with clean ghats of Varanasi; Chiewelou Thele adjudged as the best woman trainee commando and poster girl for Delhi Police; Naga jawans and officers of Naga Regiment doing the nation proud at Kargil, Bangladesh war or fighting Naxals.<\/p>\n
Rio also spoke on the need for improved connectivity with other NE States as Nagaland is also a gateway to South East Asia and having potential to further develop under the Act East Policy.<\/p>\n
He pointed out that the strength of Nagaland was in organic farming, floriculture and horticulture. <\/p>\n
He also said the state has rare medicinal plants and herbs which can help create jobs and boost the economy. <\/p>\n
With high literacy rate, he said the state has a young population fluent in English, IT savvy and progressive outlook that can transform the region into a hub for services industry. In this regard, he spoke about a Call Centre already operational in Kohima and plan for another in Dimapur.<\/p>\n
Rio sought the help and support of FFC to help improve development by giving flexibility and right interventions in its recommendations to the government of India. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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