A bid to crack down on absentee officials

| Correspondent |
PAKKE-KESSANG, Oct 26: In order to crack down on absentee government officials including teachers in the district, East Kameng Social Welfare and Cultural Organization (EKSWCO) has resolved to pursue the district authority in this direction so that it takes strong action against the govt officials who evade duty and remain absent from their respective posting place.
The Organization claimed that the govt officials who are posted at remote places never turn up at their posting places thereby leading to stagnation of official works.
EKSWCO, an organization of five communities such as Nyishi, Aka, Sajolang, Puroik and Galo in East Kameng district, also resolved to discourage mushrooming of clan based organizations in the district, which is believed to be the divisive force of communal harmony.
The prevailing social menace like ‘fine system’ over motor vehicle accident was also vehemently condemned by EKSWCO. It also agreed to take up the issues and grievances of minority communities in the district.

On early marriage which is h believed to be prevalent across the district, the Organization also felt to root it out by creating awareness among the parents and children.
Speaking on the technical session of EKSWCO 6th general conference at Pakke-Kessang, DC Sandeep Kumar Singh urged every individual to cooperate with the district administration.
ADC Pooja Jain called upon the people to take responsibility in creating awareness on ill- effects of early marriage.
Earlier, Mara Kocho, Superintendent Engineer with BSNL Shillong came up with a power-point presentation on ‘East Kameng Needs Farsightedness Leaders and Visionary’ while Ajit Tajo, JE deliberated on ‘Early Marriage and its effect on the society.
The new EKSWCO chairman, Safar Pao sought cooperation from the people in order to run the organization effectively.
Nyanya Gollo, GS ANSU, presented a PowerPoint on ‘Re-systematization of education in East Kameng’.