This story is from August 29, 2018

Arunachal Pradesh sets ball rolling to create three more districts

Arunachal Pradesh sets ball rolling to create three more districts
Arunachal Pradesh assembly
ITANAGAR: The state government on Tuesday set the ball rolling for the creation of three more districts with the introduction of the Arunachal Pradesh Re-Organisation of Districts (Amendment) Bill, 2018, in the assembly.
The bill seeks to carve out the districts of Pakke-Kessang, Lepa Rada and Shi Yomi for ease of administration and to aid development, deputy chief minister Chowna Mein said while introducing the bill.
If the districts are created, the state will have 25 districts in total.
The Pakke-Kessang district will be carved out of East Kameng district with five administrative units - Pakke-Kessang, Seijosa, Pijiriang, Passa Valley and Dissing Passo. The district headquarters will be at Lemmi.
The Lepa Rada district would be created by bifurcating the Lower Siang district with its headquarters at Basar. The district would have four administrative units - Tirbin, Basar, Daring and Sago. The Shi-Yomi district would be created by bifurcating the West Siang district with its headquarters at Tato. The district would have four administrative units - Mechuka, Tato, Pidi and Manigong.
The deputy chief minister also introduced the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (Act No. 2 of 1899) (In Its Application to the State of Arunachal Pradesh) (Amendment) Bill 2018, reducing stamp duty for mortgage from 3% to 1%. With this, the government hopes to enable entrepreneurs to have a better credit position by enabling them to secure loans through mortgage without compromising on their financial stability.
The third bill introduced in the House by Mein was the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board Bill, 2018. The bill, if passed, would empower the state government to constitute the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board to conduct exams and select candidates for appointment to subordinate services/Group C posts in government departments, organisations and autonomous bodies established and constituted by the government.
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