{"id":269468,"date":"2025-08-24T00:25:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T18:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=269468"},"modified":"2025-08-24T00:25:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T18:55:39","slug":"khandu-reaffirms-inclusive-development-as-govts-core-priority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2025\/08\/24\/khandu-reaffirms-inclusive-development-as-govts-core-priority\/","title":{"rendered":"Khandu reaffirms inclusive development as govt&#8217;s core priority"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ITANAGAR, 23 Aug:<\/strong> Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday reaffirmed his government&#8217;s commitment to inclusive growth and welfare, announcing a series of measures aimed at supporting vulnerable groups, strengthening tribal identity, and promoting women-led progress in the state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sharing details in a post on X, the chief minister said, &#8220;Arunachal Pradesh is ensuring every section of society moves forward together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Among the major announcements, Khandu said, the CM&#8217;s social security scheme has already extended support to over 68,000 elderly citizens, widows and persons with disabilities, ensuring financial security for some of the most vulnerable sections of society.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Under Mission Antyodaya, the government has earmarked Rs 435 crore for the 2025-26 fiscal for holistic development in rural areas, with a focus on basic services and livelihood opportunities, the chief minister said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Highlighting the importance of preserving indigenous heritage, Khandu announced the proposal to set up &#8216;gurukuls&#8217; for communities such as the Apatani, Mishmi, Wancho, Tutsa, Sherdukpen and Sajolang, while also ensuring that tribal culture and languages are integrated into the school curriculum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The chief minister said that the Puroik Welfare Board has been strengthened to safeguard the rights and welfare of the marginalised Puroik community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the economic empowerment front, he said that women&#8217;s leadership is being strengthened through the formation of 11,730 new self-help groups.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tribal products are also being promoted under the brand ARUNima, now made available on leading e-commerce platforms to ensure wider market access, Khandu added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition, the public distribution system has been fully digitised, with ePoS machines installed at over 2,000 fair price shops across the state, improving transparency and efficiency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;From social security to women-led growth and from digital reforms to cultural preservation, every initiative is aimed at building an inclusive Arunachal Pradesh,&#8221; Khandu added. (PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ITANAGAR, 23 Aug: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday reaffirmed his government&#8217;s commitment to inclusive growth and welfare, announcing a series of measures aimed at supporting vulnerable groups, strengthening tribal identity, and promoting women-led progress in the state. Sharing details in a post on X, the chief minister said, &#8220;Arunachal Pradesh is ensuring every section [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-269468","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269468\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}