CHONGKHAM, Feb 27: Gaon burahs, youths, senior citizens and public leaders of Chongkham attended a workshop for gaon burahs, held under the chairmanship of Chow Khansieng Namchoom at the community hall here recently.
It was aimed at motivating the GBs to take up their powers and responsibilities to assist the administration.
Addressing the participants, the chairman spoke about the concept of decentralization of power of GBs in democratic self governance.
CVC Adviser cum resource person, CI Mannou started the workshop with a session on the guidelines of powers and responsibilities of GBs. He informed in detail about the assigned task of gaon burahs to act as administrators and custodians of traditional laws within their village jurisdiction with legal aids.
An interactive session was also held later between resource persons and the GBs.
