ATAL Conclave to be a calendar event, says, Arunachal CM Pema Khandu

ITANAGAR: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Sunda announced to make the “ATAL (Arunachal Transformational and Aspirational Leaders) Conclave” a calendar event from next year during its concluding session of the 3-day meet.

In an interactive session with the students, the Chief Minister said through this conclave the state government wishes to take the youths onboard as part of the ‘Team Arunachal’ government. He promised that the deliberations made during the 3-day event and including the papers presented – will be examined by the planning department to be incorporated in the policy programmes of the state government. Urging on the need to bridge the gap between public and the government, Khandu requested the students to make use of their free time during vacations to spread awareness to the people about important flagships programmes of the state and the centre. He proposed a monthly honorarium of Rs 5000 to the students to work as ‘preraks’ in the outreach programme of the government for carrying out information dissemination campaign.

The Chief Minister also requested the students to be part of the government’s campaign to stop money culture during elections. He said if the students wish to see a bright future for Arunachal then it must begin from elections – to make it free, fair and efficient.