Gangtok: The SDF government aims to make
Sikkim the first poverty-free state of the country, Chief
Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling said on Saturday.
"There is no place for poverty in the civil society, but
only in museums," he said in his valedictory speech on the
last day of the state assembly's two-day winter session here.
He said the government will use its financial resources
for the purpose and asked elected representatives at all
levels to extend necessary cooperation to achieve the goal.
The bureaucracy too should work to their optimum capacity
for formulation of policies and execution of various
programmes within the stipulated time frame to attain the
objective, Chamling added.
PTI
First Published: Saturday, February 27, 2010, 20:13