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DIMAPUR • Vol. XII • Issue 62 • 12 PAGes • 5

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breach, UIDAI says nagaland: nearly 1000cr loss in Following Aadhar data is fully secure energy revenue over past decade Going digital touted to be a means to recovery imkong Walling

Government must release Dimapur | March 5 our salaries. i’m so sick and tired of playing hide and Crumbling infrastructure, seek with my creditors. short supply and pilferage

Power Purchase Vs Revenue Collection Year

Power Purchase (In Cr)

2003-04 Rs. 52.10 2004-05 Rs. 69.71 2005-06 Rs. 70.85 2006-07 Rs. 83.07 2007-08 Rs. 91.10 2008-09 Rs. 120. 13 2009-10 Rs. 126.55 2010-11 Rs. 159.07 2011-12 Rs. 223.22 2012-13 Rs. 225.17 2013-14 Rs. 199.78 2014-15 Rs. 237.49 2015-16 Rs. 249.08 Total Rs. 1907.32 loss in revenue: rs. 964.36 cr

Revenue Collection (In Cr) Rs. 26.27 Rs. 39.48 Rs. 39.95 Rs. 41.27 Rs. 68.28 Rs. 110.99 Rs. 74.59 Rs. 78.96 Rs. 82.65 Rs. 78.39 Rs. 90.32 Rs. 99.35 Rs. 112.73 Rs. 942.96

ment implements a project funded under the Union Government’s Restructured Accelerated Power Development Reform Programme (R-APDRP). The project comes with a package to digitise the existing energy accounting and billing system with reducing loss as the primary objective. “The basic idea is to streamline billing and stricter energy accounting,” said a department official of the ongoing project. The gamut of the project, being implemented phase-wise, includes digitising the entire revenue collection apparatus and GIS mapping of assets (poles, transformers, lines), while doing away with the existing Legacy Computer Billing System It includes fitting data sensors for monitoring energy flow from an assigned central station. This aspect of the project is already functional in select revenue/distribution sub-divisions. The official explained, “The quantum of energy supplied or consumed can now be assessed transformer-wise and the revenue realised from one transformer has to match with that of the energy consumed via the given transformer.” The department would then be able pinpoint im-

balance in the consumption-revenue ratio at any given location or transformer. The process of moving to the new system was started in March 2016 in two distribution/revenue sub-divisions in Dimapur. During the early phase of “data migration from the old system to the new,” the official said that there were technical snags, which resulted in an unprecedented incidence of wrong billing. The project seeks to bring a slew of changes to the consumers, including online bill payment, which was launched in October 2016, spot billing, toll free number for registering connection problems and automated payment kiosks. As per the department, when the toll free number goes functional, a consumer has to provide the consumer number using which field personnel will locate the place without the consumer having to give directions over phone. For billing complaints consumers will have no choice but to use the traditional method of visiting a given area’s sub-divisional office. “Hopefully, once the new billing system stabilises revenue generation will improve and energy consumption can be monitored more strictly.”

NEw DElHI, MARCH 5 (IANS): Admitting to an instance of attempt to misuse biometrics data, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Sunday said that the information on individuals enrolled by it is safe and secure. This clarification by the UIDAI, which administers the Aadhaar project, comes in the wake of recent reports of breach in the security of Aadhaar data, which were misused for creating parallel databases. “It is an isolated case of an employee working with a bank’s Business Correspondent’s company making an attempt to misuse his own biometrics which was detected by UIDAI internal security system and subsequently actions under the Aadhaar Act have been initiated,” the Electronics and IT Ministry (MeitY) said in a statement here. “With regard to misinformation appearing in various print and social media during the last few days, alleging breach of Aadhaar data, misuse of biometrics, breach of privacy, and creation of parallel databases, etcetera, UIDAI said it has carefully gone into these reports and would like to emphasise that there has been no breach to UIDAI database of Aadhaar and personal data of individuals held by

UIDAI is fully safe and secure,” it said. “Any unauthorised capture of iris or fingerprints or storage or replay of biometrics or their misuse is a criminal offence under the Aadhaar Act,” it added. According to the ministry, the UIDAI uses one of world’s most advanced encryption technologies in transmission and storage of data. “As a result, during the last seven years, there has been no report of breach or leak of residents’ data out of UIDAI,” it said. “UIDAI is continuously updating its security parameters and looking at the new threats in cyber space. It has decided to have registered devices for capturing biometrics data and further that such biometrics will be encrypted at the point of capture itself,” it added. Meanwhile, in a move to promote digital transactions post-demonetisation, the government on Friday said it has asked banks to provide mobile banking facility to all customers by the end of the current fiscal on March 31. “Ministry issues advisory to banks to enable mobile seeding, Aadhaar seeding of bank accounts along with enablement of Mobile Banking for all its savings bank customers on a campaign mode by 31st March 2017,” the MeitY said.

defines the energy sector in Nagaland state. Lurking underneath though Vote on www.morungexpress.com is a revenue segment that could fairly be termed as sMs your answer to 9862574165 more problematic than the the other hand is growing accuses the department of Do you support the comprehensible physical at the rate of 10 percent per under-performing while decision of the hohos who mess. the latter’s alibi is one of annum. have resolved in principle While it has escaped the During the year 2015- under-funding. to forming a Nagas of public eye, the investment- 16, the state spent a record Further, a disgruntled Nagaland platform? Why? earning gap in the state’s Rs. 249cr on power pur- government is reported to energy sector is showing chase while the revenue have tightened the purse Yes no others no sign of narrowing caus- collected in return stood strings on the state’s energy ing the exchequer tens of at only Rs. 112cr. The year sector virtually suspendDo you think the crores annually. 2007-08 was the only in- ing it to a perpetual state of ideological divide is overshadowing the Power pilferage, metre stance when returns dormancy. commonalities within tampering, under billing crossed the 70 percent Straightening the reveNaga society? Why? and unrealised bills from mark. That particular year nue segment is held to hold 63% Yes consumers, regarded as ended with a total reve- the key to breaking the stathe major problems, have nue collection of Rs. 68cr tus quo between the two 10% no hit revenue collection against a total purchase entities, while affecting a 27% others hard. Data maintained by cost of Rs. 91cr. revival in the energy sector. Details on page 7 the Department of Power, The burgeoning exNagaland indicate that penses on energy purchase Going digital and the state has lost around a year after year without righting billing woes 1000cr over the past 10-15 corresponding return has Meanwhile, going digiyears as a result. given way to a bureaucrat- tal is touted as one of the As per the data, annual ic stalemate between the means to streamlining an revenue collection rarely state government and the erratic revenue segment. hit the 50 percent mark Department of Power, Na- The proposed reform iniDIMAPUR, MARCH 5 against the cost of pur- galand. As per department tiative banks on how ef(MExN): The Tenyimi stu- chase. Energy demand on insiders, the government fectively the Power departdents’ Union Dimapur today came out in support of the Nagaland RMSA, SSA and CSS Hindi Teachers’ demands for early release of their pending salary. DIMAPUR, MARCH 5 the work at the earliest pos- stoppage of work, the TAPWO ToRoNTo, MARCH 5 tional wisdom that says eating too group of the World Heart Fed“We are appalled to learn (MExN): The Tizu Area Pub- sible time so as to enable the informed, has “adversely af- (IANS): Health guidelines on much salt is a serious health risk. eration, the European Society of that the aggrieved RMSA, lic Welfare Organisation (TAP- people to ply on the good road fected the day to day life activi- salt intake recommend con“It is futile to target such low Hypertension and the European SSA and Hindi teachers WO) today expressed concern like those of other people in ties and many more issues of sumption levels that are too low intakes and moreover, it may well Public Health Association which have been denied their sal- at the stoppage of work on the state with good road,” it ap- the general public.” and this may increase the risk of be harmful. Studies show below also emphasised the potential ary for more than 9 months. the Sathiri to Chepoketa road pealed. It meanwhile informed a fatal heart attack, researchers, three grammes of sodium per dangers of lowering intake too The teachers’ phase wise under Central Road Fund. A The TAPWO further urged that despite several appeals to led by one of Indian-origin, have day increase mortality, heart at- much. “Reaching sodium intake agitated is justified and dethe Executive Engineer, PWD, the concerned contractor, the warned. According to current tack and heart failure,” Salim Yu- levels below 2.3 gm per day over press note from the TAPWO inserve utmost importance,” said a press note by TSUD formed that the road construc- Phek, who is executing the work has not resumed. The guidelines issued by the World suf, Professor at McMaster Uni- a sustainable period of time is president Azo Wetsah and tion has completely stopped road construction to restart the TAPWO while expecting works Health Organisation, adults versity in Canada, was quoted as not feasible. There is no evidence work in order to avoid adverse- to restart soon, meanwhile should consume less than five saying to express.co.uk. that this is beneficial and there General Secretary A. Shy- without any laborers. Reducing salt intake to overly are concerns it could be harm“Now is the peak season to ly affecting the lives of people cautioned that “failing to do grams of salt a day. erhunlo Lorin. It urged the so, any untoward incident that However, researchers in Cana- low levels undermines the body’s ful,” the report said. Instead an concerned department start the work before monsoon in the area. The said road, it pointed may occur in the near future da emphasised in the study that it natural balance, Yusuf said. The adult should take between 7.5 and concerned Minister to starts. Therefore the TAPWO take the issue with utmost along with the entire public out, “is the only road connect- shall be the sole responsibil- was not enough and there is a need findings are detailed in a report and 12.5 gm of salt a day, equivaseriousness and ensure earnestly request the con- ing district headquarters Phek ity of the concerned contractor to increase the maximum salt in- published in the European Heart lent to three and five grammes of the future of the students’, cerned contractor to restart and Zunheboto district.” The and the work agency.” take guide, overturning conven- Journal by the joint working sodium, Yusuf elaborated. which lies in the hands of teachers. “It may be noted that students community are worst effected when the teachers couldn’t attend the classes regularly DIMAPUR, MARCH Css TablE for 2016-17 due to non release of their Total No. Total Amount Released 5 (MExN): The Against Sanctioning Ministry Important CSS/projects. The figures within salary. We hope that the of CSS/ to state Finance DepartCorruption and Unabated (Central Government) brackets are amount in Lakhs. concerned authority acts project ment in Lakhs Taxation (ACAUT) today for interest of both the stuRMSA (1425.41), Mid-Day Meal (535.28), 9 9,499.363 stated that the Finance De- M/o HRD SSA (2600) dents and the teachers’ partment needs to answer M/o Legal Affairs Infrastructure for Judiciary (2,000) 1 2,000.00 community,” it added. MGNREGA (50152.6) 10 61,981.927 questions regarding the M/o RD Rajiv Gandhi scheme for Empowerment of utilization of central funds M/o Women & Child Adolescent Girls (112.18), National Mission for 8 11,200.514 Development in the state. Empowerment of Women (158.4) A press note from the M/o Health & Family National Health Mission (3803.51), Family DIMAPUR, MARCH 5 Welfare (1146.75), Upgradation of Nursing 3 6,335.51 ACAUT Nagaland in- Welfare (MExN): The Phom PeoServices (502.350) formed that a total of Rs. ples’ Council (PPC) today Modernisation of Police (862), Border Area 6 3,217.45 issued a statement in re1,182 Crore for 76 Centrally M/o Home Development Prog (2238.750) sponse to the Joint CoordiSponsored Schemes (CSS) M/o Tribal Affairs Grants under Article 275 (1)- 1700 1,989.86 nation Committee’s (JCC) Conversion of NST workshop to Bus Stationfor the period 2016-17 was Urban Developcum-Market Complex at Dimapur (573.830), demand for suspension of released to the State Fi- M/o 8,761.788 ment Shopping Complex for Poor Women at Tobu 13 the Longleng Deputy Comnance Department by the (60.070) missioner for the January Centre. It added that the M/o Agriculture 15 6,725.75 31 violence in Longleng. Miscellaneous: 11 6,570.6 state government “gave alA press note from the PPC Rs. 1,18,282.399 or most Rs. 120 Crores as its 76 President, Chingan Phom 1,182 Cr. 10% state share.” stated that “the matter in Source: ACAUT Nagaland In 2015-16, ACAUT inthis connection has already formed that the state share government didn’t have the last 9 months because Finance Commissioner is been clarified, comprowas roughly Rs. 135 Crore, enough funds to give its the Hindi teachers’ salary “yet to pointedly refute the mised and settled between component comes under very serious charge that or 10% of Rs. 1,353.52 RMSA and SSA shares?” PPC and the public on FebIt further pointed out 100% CSS.” the Finance Department is Crore. Consequently, the ruary 6, 2017 at Longleng ative Station organized the 3rd The Hub, Star Mart, Flex Appeal Gym, It meanwhile alleged in the unhealthy business and the same has been combined state share fig- that 14th FC had released edition of the Nagaland Street Nike, Reebok, Adidas, Skechers, Decibel published in all local dailies ures for the last two years, 5229.56 Crores (2015-17) to that the “lion’s share of the of deducting 10% comFitness on March 4 at the Heri- Sound System. Beatboxing stars, Zonion February 7, 2017.” The that is, 2015-17, comes to the state, “parked with the 218 CSS are ghost projects mission on all the develtage, Raj Bhavan, Kohima sup- mong and Athozo enthralled the audiPPC stated that it was “also Finance Department,” and which will never be imple- opmental funds released roughly Rs. 250 Crores. ported by NSACS(Nagaland State Aids ence with their beatboxing skills. intimated to the convener Taking this into consid- questioned as to “what pre- mented on the ground, to the concerned departControl Society) multimedia campaign, Winners were presented with merJCC through telephone by eration, the ACAUT ques- vented the utilization of this meaning, the CSS is only ments.” Tribal Group and Active Station. chandise and gift vouchers worth more the President of PPC, and If the allegation is untioned that “when the state amount to pay for the 10% a means to enrich politiFitness enthusiasts from Kohima than Rs.35,000 along with certification through ENPO’s represenstate share towards release cians and bureaucrats.” The true, the Finance Comgovernment could conand other districts participated in the and medals. Metevinuo Sakhrie, NSACS tative that any matter relatACAUT asked the Finance missioner has a bounden tribute a massive Rs. 250 of SSA and RMSA funds?” event which witnessed people compet- Joint Director(IEC) gave away the prizes ing Longleng issue be conACAUT also said that Commissioner “how this duty to refute it but hiding Crores for 218 CSS for the ing in various events including running and also challenged the youths to live sulted with PPC.” “Hence, the Nagaland State Fianomaly is being repeated behind ‘wild allegation’ periods 2015-17, why were race, speed race (Naga Flash), arm wreslife responsibly and become ambassathe JCC’s demand for susthe teachers treated differ- nance Commissioner “is year after year at the cost of counter-argument has tling and push ups to win the Nagaland dors in the fight against HIV and AIDS pension of Longleng DC be ently and made to undergo yet to answer why the Hin- the teachers and the stu- only given rise to suspicion put at rest since the matter Street Fitness Title which was sponsored in the state. that perhaps the allegation untold suffering with the di teachers are still being dent community?” has already been settled as by Tribal Group, Gravity, Active Station, Winner’s list on Page 12 It also observed that the is true, the ACAUT added. stated above,” it urged. lame excuse that the state denied salary payment for

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