Economy / Mizoram

AIZAWL, April 6 ? Five member delegation of the Syhlet Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), Bangladesh led by its president Mohammad Mohiuddin Friday said that Bangladesh was keen to kick-start trade with India through Mizoram which would be beneficial to both the countries, reports PTI. Mohiuddin told reporters here that the delegation came to Mizoram to discuss bilateral issues on trade, find out new sectors and invite foreign direct investment. He said that both the SCCI and the Mizoram Chamber of Industries and Commerce (MCIC) had earlier signed a memorandum of understanding on the...

AIZAWL, March 27 ? Mizoram assembly Tuesday passed five amendment bills reducing the salaries and allowances of the ministers, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, deputy chief whip, opposition leader and members of the assembly, reports PTI. The bills were introduced and moved by F Malsawma, minister for Parliamentary Affairs and were passed by the legislature. The former Chief Minister Brig T Sailo and Col Lalchungnunga Sailo were not present during the voting. The two Sailos were present in the House as the amendment bill envisaged that a former legislator have to chose a single pension benefit even if...

AIZAWL, March 14 ? Mizoram Pay Commission, constituted to review and rationalise pay structures of State Government employees has submitted its report and recommendations, Chief Minister Zoramthanga said here Wednesday, reports PTI. Replying to a query from Congress members ?Zakhu Hlychho and R Lalzirliana ? in the State Assembly, Zoramthanga said that the Government would soon announce whether it would accept the recommendations or not. He said that the Commission was instituted to set right anomalies in the pay structure and also to rationalise the pay scales of the State Government...

AIZAWL, March 6 ? British Deputy High Commissioner to India Dr John Mitchener on Tuesday said that he would try to find ways to export ginger and passion fruit from Mizoram to the United Kingdom, reports PTI. Mitchener, who is on a three-day visit to Mizoram told reporters here that he discussed the prospects of export of agriculture and horticulture produces from Mizoram with the State Chief Minister Zoramthanga, Trade and Commerce minister Aichhinga and other leaders. He promised that he would contact private companies in Britain to explore the possibilities of importing Mizoram?s...

AIZAWL, April 16: Proposals for bamboo processing industry in Mizoram would be given priority by the Centre, Union Minister of State for Small Scale Industries Vasundhara Raje said here recently, reports PTI. Raje, who was here on a one-day visit, said that she would pursue establishment of more bamboo processing units in the state to cater to the high potential of Mizoram. Mizoram Government informed her that while the annual marketable surplus of bamboo is more than 32 lakh metric tonne, only one per cent is currently utilised and the Planning Commission had agreed to assist only one pilot...

AIZAWL, March 21: Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga presented a tax-free deficit Budget for the third consecutive year before the state legislative assembly today. Zoramthanga promised to mop up more revenue during the next fiscal keeping the "avoidable" expenditure under check. However, no fresh taxes were announced by the Chief Minister. It will be the endeavour of the taxation department to collect more revenue in 2001-2, he said, adding that the department managed to mop up Rs 908.77 lakh as revenue against the target of Rs 685 lakh. Zoramthanga also sought supplementary demands for grant...

YANGON, February 15: In keeping with the changing perception in their relationship, India and Myanmar have identified at least five points in the Northeastern states of Mizoram and Nagaland for opening of border trade with the neigh-bouring country. The issue of opening of more border trading points in the economically backward NE states and North Western Myanmar received the green signal at a meeting between visiting External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh and Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) Senior General Than Shwe here this morning. Indian officials revealed that...

AIZAWL, August 9: There has been gross misutilisation of funds in the Mizoram election department while conducting the 1998 parliamentary polls, a CAG report has said. It said an excess expenditure of Rs 21.02 lakh was incurred by the department due to mistakes in electoral rolls while copying from computerised master rolls and in the printing of extra copies. Undue financial benefit of Rs 2.24 lakh was also given to a local computer firm which drew the full sanctioned amount of Rs 3.20 lakh but was unable to complete the voters' list till August 1998. The report said none of the electronic...

AIZAWL, August 4: The Mizoram law department has referred the Mizoram Salaries and Allowances and Pension of Members of the Legislative Assembly (Amendment) Bill, 1999, to the Chief Election Commissioner as it could violate the moral code of conduct laid down by the Election Commission. The Bill was introduced in the state Assembly on Wednesday. According to state chief electoral officer L Tochawng, Governor A Padmanaban had asked the state election commission to clarify whether the Bill could be introduced and later implemented before the Lok Sabha elections. A senior official of the law...

GUWAHATI, August 4: The North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NEDFi) has sanctioned projects amounting to Rs 554 lakh in Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and Assam. An official release said the statewise allocation was: Mizoram Rs 156.30 lakh, Manipur Rs 156 lakh; Tripura Rs 105 lakh and Assam Rs 137 lakh. NEDFi has sanctioned Rs 144 lakh as term loan to Greenwood Hospital Pvt Ltd for setting up a 59-bed hospital in Bawngkawn, Aizawl. It is an existing hospital with 30 beds on rented premises and is the only private healthcare unit providing tertiary healthcare facility in Mizoram...