IMPHAL, 5th JUNE, 2016(DIPR): “ As the State has huge potential on agriculture, there is the need to concentrate on Primary Sector” said Deputy Chief Minister Shri Yumnam Joykumar Singh while addressing at the valedictory function of two days State Level Seminar on Development Priority of Manipur at Jubilee Hall, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Imphal today.
Deputy Chief Minister said, as of now it will be very difficult to develop Secondary Sector for many reasons. Therefore, it is time to concentrate on Primary as well as in Tertiary Sectors. Proper irrigation system should be put in place and composite concepts such as integrated farming, double cropping and cash crop cultivation are also need to be implemented in large scale to increase productivity and income generation as well.
Observing that power consumption and its generation will be the major parameter of development, Deputy Chief Minister said, power generation potentials in the State need to be reviewed. Solar power generation in large scale should be introduced so that power availability can be maintained. He said, skilled human resource and enough infrastructures are also the basics ingredients of development in the State. On revenue resource, he said, tax collection in the State is more or less behind comparing with other States in the Country. However, after rolling out Goods & Services Tax (GST) in the country on 1st July this year, tax collection will become more efficient at all levels. Keeping in view that the uniform tax regime will also help the State tremendously in all the Sectors, he said, the State Legislature has adopted the Bill today. Government is actively considering the technicalities of exporting local liquor outside the State, he added.
MAHUD Minister Shri Th. Shyamkumar Singh while speaking at the function said, there is the need to encourage resource mobilization in the State. All forms of Corruption and corrupt practices should be avoided so that State tax resources will increase considerably. He said, Government is trying to increase revenue resources and tax collection from forest products as many as double-triple times in the near future. Such seminar will help to develop different sectors in the State even in the remote areas, he added. (DIPR)
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