ISTM team visit Rüsoma village

A team of 29 members from Institute of Secretariat Training and Management (ISTM), department of Personnel and Training, Government of India, took a tour at Rüsoma village under R.D. Block Chiephobozou on Tuesday.
The team led by joint director, ISTM, Deepak Kumar, as the team leader undertook field visit to various landmarks and also took a village tour to some of the projects undertaken through different government schemes. A short reception was held at Rüsoma village council hall during which the visiting delegates were felicitated with locally produced traditional items by the Nagaland State Rural Livelihoods Mission (NSRLM).
Highlighting various departmental activities under the Rural Department, Block Development Officer (BDO), Seyiekhrielie Rio said unlike other states in the country which follows the Panchayati Raj, Nagaland follows the Nagaland Village and Area Councils Act 1978 which was a unique way of implementing rural local bodies.
Rio disclosed that around 80% of developmental works in the village were covered under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) such as agri link roads.
Rio pointed out that although the country was making tremendous progress through initiatives like Digital India under PM Narendra Modi, some places like the host village Rüsoma were still in need of better connectivity in the form of Digital Payment System.
He pointed out that in order to let Direct Benefit Transfer systems be more effective, there was a need for better digital infrastructure. BDO also pointed out that 80 to 90 percent of Naga villages were on hilltops and therefore in order to develop the fields which were in the foothills there was need to focus on road infrastructure.
In this regard, Rio urged the visiting guests to convey the challenges faced by the people to the ministry. Team leader of the visiting delegates and joint director, ISTM, Deepak Kumar, in a short speech, highlighted on the need to have a close interaction between the people here and the mainland India.
He disclosed that in the past few days of their visit they had gained many first hand experience on the people, the culture and traditions. He expressed optimism that with the same dedication and hard work, Nagaland had the potential to become a hotspot for both domestic and foreign tourists. Block programme manager BBMU Chiephobozou, Neikesanuo Ziephrü, gave a brief report on the status of the VLOs and SHGs under the RD Block Chiephobozou and also at Rüsoma village. Earlier, the reception was chaired by VDB member, Vikuo Pfukha while invocation was pronounced by Rüsoma Baptist Church pastor, Thepfulie Mezhier.
Welcome address was delivered by the village council chairman, Kehouchükhrie Mezhier and VDB member Azha Alex proposed the vote of thanks.
It may be mentioned here that the village has two Village Level Organisations of SHGs including Vinyü VLO (15 SHGs) and Khrietho VLO (14 SHGs).
NSRLM have so far mobilised 264 Households into 29 Self Help Groups (SHG) since 2017, and have Federated all SHGS under the Village into 2 (Two) Village Level Organisation (VLO).
The total community corpus fund of SHGs and Village Level Organisation combined currently stands at Rs. 22.93 lakh.
There are also 1 (one) Elderly SHGS who have come under the fold of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).