VBSY Campaign Gains Momentum in Nagaland as Governor Flags Off IEC Van in Kohima

GG News Bureau
Kohima, 1st Dec. Nagaland Governor La Ganesan flagged off the IEC Van of the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra for Rural campaign in Kohima district on Thursday. The campaign is gaining momentum in the state, with events being conducted in Kohima, Chumoukedima, Mokokchung, and Tuensang districts.

Another outreach van, which will be used for campaigns in urban areas, is already stationed in Dimapur. A total of 16 IEC vans will cover different districts of the state in phases, focusing on Tribal, Rural, and Urban campaigns.

During the flag-off ceremony at the Raj Bhavan, Governor La Ganesan stated that the campaign will benefit the people by increasing awareness about government schemes. He expressed his happiness to the organizers for running the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra program, which aims to reach out to citizens and create awareness about the benefits and application procedures of various welfare schemes under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Kohima DC Kumar Ramnikant, who also attended the program, mentioned that the VBSY campaign, launched by PM Narendra Modi, will be organized in D Khel, Seikhazou, and Kohima village in the afternoon to promote and educate people about central schemes and other development success stories. Secretary to the Governor Rajesh Soundararajan and other officials also attended the program.

In Chumoukedima district, the rural VBSY campaign took place at Amaluma under Dhansiripar block. In Mokokchung, the event was organized at Sungratsu village under Ongpangkong block. In Tuensang district, the events were conducted at Longra and Longching villages, and Yangping village under Noksen block.

The events included various activities such as taking the Sankalp pledge, felicitating beneficiaries of government welfare schemes, sharing success stories, health camps, on-the-spot registration for the Ujjwala scheme and banking services, drone demonstrations, and displaying government schemes on LED screens installed on IEC vans.