T. R. Zeliang, on Wednesday, said that re-naming of Planning & Coordination Department to Planning & Transformation was necessitated due to the many changes that have come about in the development and planning domain during the past years. The Deputy Chief Minister, Planning & National Highways, Nagaland said, “With the change of Coordination to Transformation, I am hopeful that each one of us will re-orient ourselves and act on our respective responsibilities to transform not only in the Department but the state in general”.

He was speaking at the meeting of Officers of Planning & Transformation Department at Nagaland Civil Secretariat Conference Hall.

Zeliang informed all the DPOs to re-activate and to update themselves with the progress of development activities taking place in the District and Sub-division under various Departments so that the Department can transform the face of the state within a few years’ time. “This is the dream of present-day Government, and such dream can be transformed into a reality if we make effort towards this goal,” he added.

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Earlier the programme was invoked by Deputy Development Commissioner Kezunyipeu Teno. Welcome address was delivered by Principal Secretary & Development Commissioner, R. Ramakrishan, IAS. A presentation about Planning Department was made by Deputy Development Commissioner Chorayi Veyie. Deputy Development Commissioner, Pudusul Luho presented about the schemes and Project Director Er. Mhathung Kithan presented about GIS & RS Centre. The meeting was chaired by Deputy Development Commissioner, N. Nlumo Murry.