LENDING A HELPING HAND

THEME:HELPING NORTH EAST

INDIA

INTRODUCTION

1. The North East is a true frontier region. It has over 2000 km of border with Bhutan, China, Myanmar and Bangladesh and is connected to the rest of India by a narrow 20 km wide corridor of land. One of the most ethically and linguistically diverse regions in Asia, each state has its distinct cultures and traditions.

2. North East India comprises of seven states commonly known as the “Seven Sisters”. They are Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.

3. Each state is a traveller’s paradise, with picturesque hills and green meadows which shelters thousand of species of flora and fauna.

LET’S EXPLORE THE BEAUTY OF NORTH

EAST INDIA

Tawang MonasteryArunachal Pradesh

Tsomgo Lake Gangtok

Madhuri Lake

CHALLENGES FACED BY NORTH

EAST INDIA

The challenges faced by North Easterners in megacities,

particularly in Delhi and the National Capital Region,

include racial discrimination and sexual violence in the

workplace, market areas, colleges, schools, universities

and the colonies where they live. This is going to increase

in coming years, especially with the increasing number of

migrations.

Racial Discrimination Against Migrants From North East India

WHAT ARE THE FACTORS THAT ARE PUSHING SO MANY PEOPLE OUT FROM NORTH

EAST INDIA ?

1.Various forms of socio-economic, developmental, educational, or law and order problems in the region

pushing people out from the region .

2.A study conducted by North East Support Centre & Helpline in March 2011 clearly reveals that the lack of higher educational infrastructure is the main factor for

people to migrate to the megacities.

1.Every Indian citizen has the right to migrate and live anywhere within the Indian Territory.

But it seems that such rights are being denied to North East Indian communities in megacities.

2.Discrimination, victimization and the lack of justice from the law-enforcing agencies are the major factors denying them of such

rights.

3.Youngsters working in unorganized private sectors and business face sexual harassment from employers and senior managers.

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1. State governments like that of Manipur have failed to

create employment opportunities within the state, and

started encouraging students to seek employment

opportunities outside the state.

2. It seems the state governments are yet to learn the

dangers of sending students outside the state through

placement agencies.

3. With fraud placement agencies targeting youngsters and

children for human trafficking, the dangers of migration are

various.4. A study conducted by North East Support Centre & Helpline in

March 2011 clearly reveals that the lack of higher educational infrastructure is the main factor for people to migrate to the

megacities.

People are mostly engaged in small scale activities.

Examples of people from North East India who suffered racial discrimination

Laishram Sarita Devi -Indian boxer from Manipur.

Nido Tania - a 29 year old Student from Arunachal Pradesh

Shaloni, in his late twenties, was beaten to death in Kotla in Delhi.

For what are we punishing

them ?

It’s time to help our brother and sisters….

Get up..Help north east India

NORTH EASTERN STATES ARE EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL

PLACES,GOVERNMENT SHOULD PROVIDE TOURISM

FACILITY TO VISIT NORTHEAST.

THIS WOULD CREATE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE PEOPLE

LIVING THERE AND MAKE A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

WITH THE OTHER STATES OF INDIA.

1.The Union Government’s Rs 8000 cores budget for 2011-12 for North East India does not include any specific investment to develop higher educational infrastructure and neither do the Ministry of Development for North East Region or the North East Council.2. Until the higher educational infrastructure in the region is developed, the challenges of migration will continue.

1.Atleast one leader should always be elected from northeast in Lok Sabha.2.Provide security and placements.

3. Provide rules and regulations.4.Separate student quota should be made

for north eastern.

WHAT WE CAN DO FOR THEM?

1.Create clubs for northeastern.2.Explore the beauty of northeast and simplicity of it’s

people.3.Stop judging them by their face, clothes or language.

4.To stop hurting their dignity you yourself change and then make other’s change.

5.Create social awareness among the people about the growing discrimination of northeastern and find its remedy.6.Try talking to them and find out their exact requirements.

DEVELOPMENT IN TECHNOLOGY SECTOR.

1.To get information about any natural calamity.

2.To generate employment in information technology.

Let’s salute ..

MARY KOM

Let’s pledge to

bring the

paradise back..