NCM Vice Chairman visits Sikkim

GANGTOK, 09 Mar: Vice Chairman, National Commission for Minorities, Government of India, Dr. HT Sangliana, who was on an official visit to the State from 05 to 08 March with the purpose of analyzing the condition of the minorities of the state was all praises for the state of Sikkim.
Speaking to the media at the State Circuit House on the eve before his departure from the state Dr. Sangliana said that  the minorities of the state are well looked after by the state government. Expressing his satisfaction over the treatment towards the minorities in the state he observed that all the scholarship and educational facilities to minorities are being provided by the state government through the various departments which are working for the upliftment of the minorities, he said.
He mentioned that the National Commission had advised all state governments to open state-level cells and about 17 states have already opened such cells. The state body can act as a nodal agency to address issues of the minority and Sikkim has also been advised to open a state-level cell, he added. It may be mentioned here that Sikkim does not have a state-level cell as yet.
Appreciable attention is being paid for the education of the minorities in the state, Dr. Sangliana said. A delegation of United Sikkim Christian Welfare Society and Ringhim Monastery in Mangan submitted memorandums to the vice-chairman in the morning of 07 Mar.
Dr Sangliana also had a meeting with the Chief Secretary of the state on the same day wherein various issues related to minorities were also discussed.