New Ministers with New Responsibilities’ in Arunachal

The people of Arunachal gave a clear mandate to Congress and the party retained its majority in recently concluded assembly elections with a vote share of 49.5%. However, it won’t be as easy for Tuki led govt to fulfill the promises that have been made during the election campaign based on “a model of Good Governance”.
But there is one thing that people of Arunachal are sure of i.e. Nabam Tuki is a person who always listens to grievances of his people and ensures rapid solutions. His clean image and public connect gives him a favorable edge over his competitors. 

Yesterday, Nabam Tuki allocated portfolios to his nine-member council of ministers, who were sworn in on June 1. People of the state are hopeful that the newly appointed cabinet will carry forward the model of Good Governance. There will be tremendous pressure on the ministers to maintain the standards which they have set already.

People of the state demand more transparency and sustained developmental policies. There are few concerns that government needs to work on. Primarily on issues such as employment generation, industrial growth and infrastructure development. 

S.No	Name	Constituency	Portfolios	Contact
1	Shri Chowna Mein	46-Chowkham(ST)	Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry & Dairy Development	9436042594
2	Shri Tanga Byaling	22-Nacho(ST)	Home (excluding Vigilance), Power (Electrical) & Non-Conventional Energy Resources departments	0360 2217301
3	Shri Tapang Taloh	35-Pangin(ST)	Education, Libraries, Textiles, Handloom & Handicrafts	0360-02291297
4	Shri Kamlung Mosang	50-Miao(ST)	Food & Civil Supplies, Geology & Mines and Water Resources Department	9436050783
5	Shri Prema Khandu		Tourism, Urban Development, Town Planning, Housing and Municipal Affairs and Art & Culture	0360 2290382
6	Shri Kalikho Pul	45-Hayuling(ST)	Social Justice Empowerment & Tribal Affairs, Women & Child development, Health & Family Welfare and Parliamentary Affairs	3602211287
7	Shri Takam Pario	18-Palin(ST)	Public Health Engineering & Water Supply
8	Shri Gojen Gadi	29-Basar(ST)	Public Works Department	9436227875
9	Shri Kumar Waii	8-Bameng(ST)	Rural Works Department	3602215810

The State is in need of speedy industrial development, with a greater focus on MSME sector. Also, people of the state must be encouraged to participate in industrial development. The ministry of trade and commerce should facilitate easy loans and micro credit policies. The HRD Ministry should adopt a developmental model intended towards skill development of unemployed youth. This in turn will enhance the employability of youth. The ministry must also consider revision of wages for employees selected through skill development programmes on a regular basis. Also the quality of education at school level must be improved by employing well trained teachers. The health ministry of the state is expected to introduce multi specialty hospitals with 24X7 ambulance facility to provide better health care. General public are also looking forward to better road and infrastructure in state, henceforth the concerned ministry has a task cut out. People living in border areas, needs special attention from state Government and Government at the centre. State agriculture ministry must encourage farming by means of Kisaan Mela and similar initiatives. The power sector also needs focus, so that it can achieve its optimum potential.People of the state demand more transparency and sustained developmental policies. There are few concerns that government needs to work on. Primarily on issues such as employment generation, industrial growth and infrastructure development.  

 Thereby, fixing the accountability for every department will work to substantiate the claim of good governance. It’s high time for the Tuki government to fulfill the promises made during elections. So that Arunachal Pradesh development will take a new direction in terms of Infrastructure, Tourism, Culture etc and become a force to reckon with.