Nagaland Parliamentary Secretary Neiba Kronu today said Article 371(A) of the Constitution is a blessing for the Nagas and is yet to be utilised properly.
The Article gives right to the Naga people over the land and resources of an individual. People in the state are landowners and not the government, he said.
Article 371(A) should not become a stumbling block in carrying forward development, Kronu said while launching a social media platform for soliciting views from all sections of the society for incorporation in the 'Vision 2030 document' of the Government of Nagaland here.
Pointing out that landownership issue has hindered development activities in the past, including major projects like medical college, he said the state government has decided to "outright purchase" land so that the landownership issue does not arise in future.
Kronu said the state government has decided to bring out the Vision Document by July 31 for the purpose of guiding the planning and development processes of the state
"The Vision Document will be an inclusive document involving people and not based on only views of government departments," he said.
He said the vision document should not be a dream, but a statement of action, which would be translated into reality.
The Parliamentary Secretary also urged intellectuals, youngsters, Hohos, NGOs and civil societies to give opinion and participate in the preparation of the Document.
A website - nagalandvision20130.In, facebook account and whatsapp number 8415856752 and email account Nagaland vision2030@gmail.Com were launched by the Parliamentary Secretary in presence Chief Secretary Pankaj Kumar and Convener of Expert Group for the Document, Alemtemshi Jamir.
