Proud to be a Sikkimese: Sikkim Travel, Culture & Local Heritage

PRESS RELEASE Press Secretary Office of PD Rai, Lok Sabha MP for Sikkim Sikkim has registered the second highest percentage growth rate in total number establishments (i.e units engaged in production and/or distribution of goods and services) a nd the third highest percentage growth in employment between 2005 and 2013 according to the recently released provisional results of the 6th All-India Economic Census. Sikkim’s growth in number of establishments between 2005 and 2013 stands at 102.92%, which is an impressive 2.5 times the overall national growth rate of 41.74%. Sikkim registered incredible growth in job creation as well, achieving 77.14% growth in employment, 2.25 times the national employment growth rate of 34. 35%.  On gender equality, Sikkim ranks 5th with the percentage of female workers as 36.52% out of all workers in the the State. The Economic Census provides up to date information on number of establishments and number of perso...

PRESS RELEASE Press Secretary Office of PD Rai, Lok Sabha MP for Sikkim Sikkim Lok Sabha MP PD Rai has urged the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change to prepare a white paper to address specific concerns arising out of climate change in the North-Eastern region. Speaking at the Parliamentary Debate on Demand for Grants relating to the Ministry in the Lok Sabha, Rai highlighted the political and economic impacts of climate change in the region. He also mentioned the steps taken by the Sikkim Government to address the issue. Rai informed the House about the potential impact of climate change on agricultural yield in the North-Eastern region, particularly Sikkim’s North District, where impact is expected to be the highest in the region according to scientific studies. He also raised concerns over the reduction in budgetary allocation for North-Eastern region from Rs. 191 crore in the Interim Budget to about Rs. 181 crore in the current Budget....

  PRESS RELEASE Press Secretary Office of PD Rai, Lok Sabha MP for Sikkim Sikkim Lok Sabha MP and Sikkim’s Minister for Sports & Youth Affairs and Human Resource Development RB Subba called on the Union Minister for Sports, Youth, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Sarbananda Sonowal, in New Delhi on Friday, July 4. Rai and Subba’s discussion with Sonowal focussed primarily on skill development for the youth. They shared Sikkim’s experience in skill development and explained the work done by the State Institute of Capacity Building, the first such initiative in the country. Sonowal lauded the progress made by Sikkim, especially in the field of Organic Farming. Subba also apprised the Union Minister about some of the initiatives of the Government of Sikkim in the field of Capacity Building, Youth and Sports Affairs. Sonowal, who hails from Assam, said that he will do everything to kindle entrepreneurship in the North-East Region. Speaking on Sikkim, h...