DIMAPUR : A District Level Panch Sammelan on the newly enacted Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB G RAM G) was held at Lotha Hoho Ki, Dimapur, on August 13, bringing together village functionaries and officials from Dimapur, Chümoukedima and Niuland districts.
Delivering the welcome address, Limameren Yaden, project director, DRDA Dimapur, underscored the importance of grassroots development in achieving the vision of Viksit Bharat–2047. He said transforming India into a developed nation would require collective responsibility and active participation at the grassroots level, noting that the Sammelan provided a platform for line departments, agencies, village functionaries and elected representatives to strengthen coordination and jointly formulate development plans.
Highlighting the VB G RAM G Act, Yaden said the mission seeks to promote stable employment and sustainable livelihoods while improving rural economic conditions. He added that the immediate objective of the gathering was to create awareness and prepare stakeholders for effective implementation of the mission.
A technical presentation by Temsusoba Jamir, DBM, DRDA Dimapur, covered the key features of the scheme, which replaces MGNREGA. The scheme focuses on expanding guaranteed wage employment and creating durable community assets in areas including water security, core infrastructure, livelihood infrastructure and climate mitigation. It also incorporates technology driven governance mechanisms such as biometric authentication, mandatory e KYC, real time MIS, AI based monitoring and GPS tracking to improve transparency and efficiency. States have been given flexibility to pause work allocations for up to 60 days during peak harvesting seasons.
BDO and PO, RD Block Chümoukedima, Seyiekhrielie Rio, and BDO and PO, RD Block West Dimapur, Jacob Zeliang, briefed participants on the 16th Finance Commission, solid waste management, asset management, Aadhaar/e KYC, deletion and work demand. They stressed the importance of proper utilisation of Finance Commission grants for strengthening rural infrastructure, sanitation, water management and other community assets, while emphasising effective waste management, maintenance of assets and active participation of Village Councils and Gram Panchayats.
The officers also sensitised participants on Aadhaar and e KYC verification and the timely registration of work demand to ensure genuine beneficiaries receive employment opportunities and scheme benefits transparently.
The session concluded with remarks by Bohoto, BDO and PO, RD Block Kuhuboto, who appreciated the active participation of stakeholders and called for collective efforts towards effective implementation of the mission at the grassroots level.