Kohima: Union Secretary for Law and Justice Kusumjit Siddhu visited Kikruma village under Phek district on Sunday as part of a programme organised by the Prime Minister’s office under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
According to official sources, it was an innovative programme conceived by the Prime Minister for all the Secretaries, Government of India to know more about the place of posting wherever they posted during their probationary period.
The main objective of this programme was to assess on how the village area has been developing and to report some of the basic needs suggested by the villagers during their assessment period.
Siddhu was impressed by the way the villagers of Kikruma reared fish along with paddy plants in water paddy cultivation, when she was posted as IAS probationer in Phek district.
She was the Deputy Commissioner of Phek during the early 1990s. During her visit, she interacted with the villagers and took note of their problems and grievances with due regard, sources said. (UNI)