Guest Speaker Mukund Srivastava described the unique features of Sikkim on the fourth day of the National Seminar organized by B R Ambedkar University of Social Sciences, Mhow on the topic Ek Bharat Shresht Bharat - Dekho Apna North East.
Srivastava said that along with seven north eastern States, Sikkim is currently included as the eighth State. It is a hill State located in the north-eastern part of India.
Despite being the least populated States of India, Sikkim has geographical and diversified cultural heritage. Sikkim is the main center of tourism in India due to its unique and clean natural beauty and political stability, etc. It is considered as a hotspot of biodiversity, where it contains 26% of the biodiversity of India.
Kanchenjungh has been ranked in the cultural and natural category of World Heritage List as a very beautiful and lush green mountain. Future Policy Award of the United Nations has awarded to Sikkim state for its transformation into a fully organic State.
The first National Nirmal Gram Puraskar was awarded for achieving the 100% sanitation in the state. Various types of fauna as well as many types of medicinal plants can be found in the forests of
Sikkim.
Especially, because of its innovative experiments and right policies, it has a different identity all over the world. People of Sikkim are well aware of their rights, responsibilities and development from the panchayat level to the state level.
Giving the Presidential address, Director and Dean, Prof. D.K. Verma said that the state of Sikkim has presented an exemplary model in the world through its innovative experiments, despite being a minimal population.
The social, cultural, economic, cultural and political prosperity are the unique identity of Sikkim. He also added that the factual information about the culture and heritage of Sikkim state can be obtained thorough research studies.
Neeru Misra has given the opening statement and Dr. Manoj Gupta has conducted the programme.