Mizoram Governor urges PIB to raise awareness of central schemes

Guwahati: Lack of awareness among locals is major reason as to why they cannot avail for many schemes of the central Government.

The Governor of Mizoram Hari Babu Kambhampati has tried to address this issue and on Thursday urged the Press Information Bureau (PIB), a nodal agency of the Centre, to disseminate information on government policies, according to Raj Bhavan sources.

According to Governor, if the information about these schemes reaches the public in time, it will help increase enrollment under various centrally sponsored schemes.

Kambhampati told PIB Director General (North Eastern Zone) K Satish Nambudiripad about this during a meeting at held at the Raj Bhavan.

The governor is understood to have told the visiting PIB director general that many stakeholders and eligible beneficiaries are deprived of lot of  benefits and financial assistance due to lack of awareness.

At the meeting, Nambudiripad was accompanied by DDK director (News) Nampibou Marinmai.