A consultative meeting for reviewing of Communitisation of Public Institutions & Services (CPI&S) Act, 2002 was held in the conference hall of the deputy commissioner (DC), Mon on September 25. The meeting was led by convenor, review panel, Banuo Z. Jamir IAS (Rtd) and member secretary, John Lohe.
According to a DIPR report, Banuo said that the review was the first since the Act came into force.
She highlighted that it was done through surveys on two levels such as village level and departmental levels through questionnaires. Banuo stated that 31 villages in Mon district have been selected for the survey based on their size, remoteness and proximity to the towns.
Altogether, 320 villages have been selected for the survey in the state and the panel team has covered nine districts prior to Mon, she informed. Officers from district administration, school education, health & family welfare, PHED, social welfare, rural development and power department also deliberated on the impact of communitisaton. A questionnaire designed to review and reexamine the Communisation Act was presented and officers were directed to submit their response online at reviewcomnact2002@gmail.com on or before October 15.