Dimapur, Oct. 2 (EMN): With a vision to promote financial independence and self-reliance amongst the youth, Minister for PWD, Mechanical and Housing Tongpang Ozukum flagged off a two-wheeler taxi project at the Alempang community hall in Mokokchung on Thursday, an update informed.
Speaking at the inaugural programme, which was the first of its kind in Mokokchung district, the minister asked the Alempang Youth Association (AYA), under whose organisation the project was handed over, to set a standard par excellence while providing services to the public and be an inspiration for other youths in the district towards self employment and financial independence. He also said that the project was the need of the hour not only for curbing the ever growing traffic problems but also from economical point of view.
Encouraging the youths to be self-reliant and contribute towards the betterment of the society, the minister said that along with the rest of the world, the state is also reeling under financial crisis due to Covid-19 as every activities has been put to a temporary halt. He added that the new normal will be to become productive and self-reliant; to adapt and survive with the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has brought to everyone across the globe.
“There is no shame and substitute for hard work and in these trying days it has become a world for the survival of the fittest. We cannot wholly depend on government jobs alone but seek out for other avenues through skill development and other productive activities like farming,” he said.
Stating that the state government is doing its best by taking all austerity measures, he asked the citizens to do their part by contributing for the society as a whole.
Deputy Commissioner of Mokokchung Limawabang Jamir, while lauding the AYA for the noble venture, asked the members to continue motivating the youths to be self-productive by encouraging them to develop and enhance their latent skills for financial independence. He also assured them his full co-operation in their venture while reminding them to follow the traffic rules and other regulations laid down by the district authorities.
