Aizwal: The Mizoram cabinet on Monday approved the Mizo devotional and patriotic song ‘Ro Min Rel Sak Ang Che’ as the state’s official song, an official said.
The Council of Ministers, chaired by Chief Minister Lalduhoma at the Chief Minister’s Office in Aizawl, approved 24 proposals from various departments during the meeting.
An official resolution is likely to be introduced during the upcoming monsoon session of the Mizoram Assembly, beginning August 25, to formally adopt the song as the state song.
Written and composed by renowned Mizo writer and composer Rokunga in 1947, ‘Ro Min Rel Sak Ang Che’, which means ‘Be Thou our Counsellor’, was declared the Mizo national anthem by the underground Mizo National Front (MNF) government during the insurgency period.
The song has since been widely regarded as Mizoram’s state anthem, although it did not have formal government recognition. In 2022, the then-MNF government directed schools across the state to sing the song before the start of classes.
The cabinet also approved a proposal to merge the Directorate of Land Revenue and Settlement with the Directorate of Registration and Stamps under the Directorate of Land Revenue and Settlement. The move is aimed at bringing the two related functions under a single administrative structure.
Another key decision was the approval of a structured mechanism for implementing Non-Practising Allowance (NPA) for doctors serving under the Mizoram Health Service. The measure addresses a long-pending service-related issue concerning government doctors.
The cabinet also approved amendments to the Mizoram New Defined Contributory Pension Scheme, 2010, aimed at enhancing benefits for subscribers under the National Pension System (NPS).
On the legislative front, the cabinet cleared several proposed Bills and amendments for likely introduction during the upcoming Assembly session. These include the Mizoram Floodplain Zoning Bill, 2026, Mizoram Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill, 2026, Mizoram Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Facilitation & Promotion) Bill, 2026, Mizoram Industrial Area (Management, Regulation & Control) (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Mizoram Land Survey and Settlement Operation Bill, 2026.
The cabinet also approved the creation of six new posts in the Mizoram Electricity Regulatory Commission and the absorption of 15 retained posts from the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission.
It further approved the absorption of acting chairperson Benjamin L. Tlumtea as the chairperson of the commission with immediate effect.
Among other decisions, the cabinet approved a 12 per cent Special Incentive Allowance on basic pay for police personnel deputed to the Inquiry Wing of the Mizoram Lokayukta.
It also approved an increase in advertisement rates for local newspapers and the regularisation of certain provisional and contractual employees serving under the Mizoram State Commission for Protection of Child Rights.