Last Assembly session of present term concludes with review and appraisal

CHAMLING SATISFIED WITH SCALE AND DIRECTION OF GROWTH, WILL APPROACH ELECTION CAMPAIGN WITH CONFIDENCE

GANGTOK, Jan 29: Chief Minister Pawan Chamling today stated that the SDF government’s performance in its 20 years in power thus far has been positive and in the right direction, hence the party will approach the election campaign seeking fresh mandate for the fifth consecutive time on a confident note. He urged the people to examine the works that have been done in the state in the last four terms of the SDF government.
The Chief Minister was delivering the vote of thanks in the last Assembly session of the current government. He expressed confidence that SDF will return to power for a fifth consecutive term after the upcoming assembly elections due in April-May.
While addressing the House, Mr. Chamling detailed the achievements of the SDF government in the last two decades and said that decentralization and devolution of power to the grassroots level was a big achievement besides his government’s effort to bring all round development in the state.
The state government has done everything to protect Sikkim and Sikkimese interests, he stressed.
He said that his government has not failed to address public issues and will continue to do so in future, adding that his government has tried its best to uplift the living standards of the people of Sikkim and provide opportunities in the service sector and create white collar jobs protecting Rule 4(4) of Sikkim Government Service Rules 1974 and implement it in toto.
People should believe in what they have seen and received from the government in the last 20 years and vote accordingly, said the CM, adding that his government has not left any stone unturned in protecting the interests of Sikkim and the Sikkimese people.
“Sikkim is one of the fastest growing states of the Indian Union even though it became a part of the nation 28 years after India’s independence,” he said.
Mr. Chamling added that his government has been successful in convincing the central government in Sikkim’s favour on all major issues to address the demands of Sikkimese people.  
The SDF government has provided equitable representation to all communities in local bodies and in the employment sector, even the old business community has been provided reservation in the education sector, the CM pointed out.
The present government has put every effort to build human resources, development resources and employment opportunities enhancing the working culture and capacity to make every Sikkimese self-reliant, he added.
The SDF government plans to connect with the youth in the state through its ‘Sampurna Sampark Yojana’ especially meant for the youth and address the grievances of the younger generation, he informed.
He stressed that the State government has created a large number of employment opportunities both in the public and private sectors, but disinterest among the youth to seize these opportunities was the problem.
The government cannot provide all with government jobs, the young must cash in on opportunities created in other sectors, expressed Mr Chamling.
He described the present Assembly session as the most important one for the people of Sikkim because in it, the work done by the elected members during the last five years was taken into account.
He thanked the Speaker for successfully conducting business of the Assembly and for conducting the house smoothly and also thanked his deputy for the same. He also thanked his Council of Ministers, former Ministers, his sitting MLAs as well as former ones who were with him in working and taking Sikkim towards prosperity. He also thanked the government officials and media persons for their cooperation.
The house was adjourned sine-die by the Speaker before which the Speaker, KT Gyaltsen, in his vote of thanks, noted that the state has achieved commendable success in all sectors for which he credited the Chief Minister for his visionary and innovative plans, policies, programmes and good governance.