Land Rights, Youth Training & Tackling Liquor Menace

Of late, we are concentrating on Clause 6 of Assam Accord. All the indigenous people of Assam want that their identity as Assamese remains intact, though a tussle is always there.

But, without maati and bheti can we really make it happen? Most of us who are land rich, sell off the inherited land to big business houses or to realtors in exchange of a huge sum. The money earned goes either in buying a posh flat, a luxurious car and maybe a posh apartment overseas. Our people fail to realise that the only thing whose value increases with time is land. Even our lifespan starts decreasing the day we are born.

It is a harsh reality that after some years, say five or 10 years, the once rich indigenous person would become an ordinary person having all his earnings exhausted after selling off his once-prized possession ie, the land.

It will be highly appreciated if the government can enact land laws as in Meghalaya, where only the locals can buy land. Even, if required to sell, the buyers have to ensure that the land owner’s family is not deprived of his land rights and it must also be ensured that members of the family get preference over others in the plot referred to.

Besides, necessary training needs to be provided to the local youth force. Industrial development is the need of the hour and local entrepreneurship should be encouraged. Investors in the State will have to ensure that they provide the necessary training to the locals so that they feel at par with their counterparts across the country. Thrust should be enforced on generating local employment for higher grades that have a future, and not simply to bring out peons and security persons as is the case today. It will take our youths to a new direction. At the same time, scope for generating local employment must be explored. Reducing liquor menace must be also tackled with a strong hand.

A concerned citizen

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