Imphal, March 07 : A joint body of several contractors' associations has been established today. The joint body christened Joint Administrative Council (JAC) of All Manipur Contractors and Suppliers Association is comprised of the Manipur Hills and Plain Contractors' Association, All Manipur Public Works Department Contractors' Association, All Tribal Contractors' Association, IFCD Contractors' Association, All Manipur Electricity Department Contractors' Association, PHED Contractors' Association and the Manipur University Contractors' Association.
The joint body was primarily set up to mitigate the various problems faced by local contractors starting from the time of pursuing work orders till the stage of issuance of cheques.
Addressing a press meet at Manipur Press Club here today, JAC president and special contractor Th Nodiyachand said that local contractors having been facing various vexed problems right from the stage of pursuing of work orders till the time of issuance of cheques for the last 15 years.
Lamenting that local contractors are unable to work under the prevailing situation, it has become indispensable necessity to be close either to Ministers or high ranking officials or 'able persons'.
Starting from two percent deduction for issuing work order, several UG groups and Ministers have been deducting certain percentages from the total estimated amount of the contract work.
However, it cannot be confirmed whether the deducted amounts reached the UG groups or not.
Recalling that the proscribed UNLF had declared not to deduct any percentage from contract works of estimated amount below Rs 20 lakhs, Nodiyachand disclosed that engineers have been still deducting certain percentage despite the declaration.
On the other hand, the State Government is allegedly working not to issue work orders to local contractors.
Such policy of the Government amounts to starving the local contractors, he alleged.
For a contract work of estimated amount Rs 10 lakhs, the contractor is compelled to execute the work with Rs 2/3 lakhs after all the percentages are deducted, he disclosed.
On the other hand, contractors are blacklisted when the authority thinks that the executed work lacks quality.
Because of all these problems and unfavourable conditions, contractors are facing the harsh reality where they cannot support their families.
The JAC president further appealed to the Government to issue work orders under stringent guidelines and adopt terms and conditions to facilitate issuance of work orders to local contractors.
He also appealed to all UG groups to give the practice of taking possession of contract works in the name of their project works.
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Joint cultural festival soon : TN
Imphal, February 8 : State Tourism, IPR and PHED Minister, TN Haokip has said that the government is considering a big cultural exchange programme which features the three biggest cultural festivals of Manipur namely Kut, Lui Ngaini and Mera Houchongba together, and assure that the same will come up soon.
The Minister was speaking at the 8th Kom Lamkut Festival organised by the Kom Chiefs' Welfare Organisation in association with the Kom Cultural and Research Centre, Manipur today at Bonglushi village in Churachandpur district.
The Minister was the chief guest of the function which was presided over by Kom Union's president, Tam Manglabung.
President of National Identity Protection Committee (NIPCO), Y Nabachandra and its General Secretary Sunil Karam were the guests of honour.
Addressing the gathering, Minister TN Haokip said that though Kom tribe is small, they have their own culture and traditions.
It is encouraging to hold such festival for preserving the indigenous culture and traditions of the tribe.
He said, Chief Minister O Ibobi had recently mooted holding a cultural exchange programme based on the biggest festivals� Kut of the Kuki-Chin-Mizo tribes, Lui-Ngaini of the Naga tribes and Mera Houchongba of Meetei�who are living together in the state.
The government is planning to translate into action the suggestion made by the Chief Minister, and this will become reality soon.
The objective of such a joint cultural programme is for the people of Manipur, irrespecitve of caste and community, to live together in peace and harmony, and to strengthen the bond of brotherhood, TN Haokip said.
He also appealed to the people of the state to live in communal harmony with the spirit of oneness.
He also donated a sum of Rs 10,000 to the organisers of today's festival.
In his address to the gathering, president of NIPCO, Y Nabachandra said, it is encouraging that though small, Kom people are trying their best to preserve their own culture and tradition by holding such festival every year.
While expressing that every tribe and community settled together in the state, may be small or big, has their own culture and traditions, he assured that NIPCO will extend full corporation towards uplifting and preserving the cultures and traditions of the communities.
"Striving to preserve and uplift the culture and traditions of all communities is one of the objectives of NIPCO," he said.
He also donated a sum of Rs 2000 to the organisers of the festival.
Kom people from various parts of the state, mostly from Churachandpur district like the upper Kom Keirap, Lower Kom Keirap, Haotak, Khoirentak Khuman, Harmotlang, Phungchongjang, Kangathei, Senbangchar and Moirang Mathak took part in today's festival.
Groups of boys and girls performed various traditional dances at the programme.
The Minister was speaking at the 8th Kom Lamkut Festival organised by the Kom Chiefs' Welfare Organisation in association with the Kom Cultural and Research Centre, Manipur today at Bonglushi village in Churachandpur district.
The Minister was the chief guest of the function which was presided over by Kom Union's president, Tam Manglabung.
President of National Identity Protection Committee (NIPCO), Y Nabachandra and its General Secretary Sunil Karam were the guests of honour.
Addressing the gathering, Minister TN Haokip said that though Kom tribe is small, they have their own culture and traditions.
It is encouraging to hold such festival for preserving the indigenous culture and traditions of the tribe.
He said, Chief Minister O Ibobi had recently mooted holding a cultural exchange programme based on the biggest festivals� Kut of the Kuki-Chin-Mizo tribes, Lui-Ngaini of the Naga tribes and Mera Houchongba of Meetei�who are living together in the state.
The government is planning to translate into action the suggestion made by the Chief Minister, and this will become reality soon.
The objective of such a joint cultural programme is for the people of Manipur, irrespecitve of caste and community, to live together in peace and harmony, and to strengthen the bond of brotherhood, TN Haokip said.
He also appealed to the people of the state to live in communal harmony with the spirit of oneness.
He also donated a sum of Rs 10,000 to the organisers of today's festival.
In his address to the gathering, president of NIPCO, Y Nabachandra said, it is encouraging that though small, Kom people are trying their best to preserve their own culture and tradition by holding such festival every year.
While expressing that every tribe and community settled together in the state, may be small or big, has their own culture and traditions, he assured that NIPCO will extend full corporation towards uplifting and preserving the cultures and traditions of the communities.
"Striving to preserve and uplift the culture and traditions of all communities is one of the objectives of NIPCO," he said.
He also donated a sum of Rs 2000 to the organisers of the festival.
Kom people from various parts of the state, mostly from Churachandpur district like the upper Kom Keirap, Lower Kom Keirap, Haotak, Khoirentak Khuman, Harmotlang, Phungchongjang, Kangathei, Senbangchar and Moirang Mathak took part in today's festival.
Groups of boys and girls performed various traditional dances at the programme.
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