Aizawl: Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Tuesday said that his government is taking steps to ensure the northeastern state contributes 1 per cent to the country’s GDP by 2047, sources in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said.
During a meeting with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) resident representative Angela Lusigi in Aizawl, Lalduhoma thanked the UNDP for its continued support and contributions to Mizoram and urged the agency to further expand its engagement in the state, the sources said.
The Chief Minister informed Lusigi that three districts of Mizoram have featured among the top performers in the latest NITI Aayog Sustainable Development Index report and said that Mizoram is known as a peaceful state with a low corruption rate, the sources added.
He also shared the Mizoram government’s vision of enabling the state to contribute one per cent to India’s GDP by 2047 and urged the UNDP to scale up and strengthen its initiatives to help Mizoram realise this vision, the sources said.
Lusigi, for her part, acknowledged the notable progress the state has achieved in recent years. She also informed Lalduhoma about the UNDP’s initiatives and priority areas and enquired about the state government’s key sectors, the sources added.