Sikkim CM Pawan Kumar Chamling wins TERI award

Q.  Which NE state’s CM has won a Sustainable Development Leadership Award organised by TERI?
- Published on 07 Oct 16

a. Manipur
b. Mizoram
c. Nagaland
d. Sikkim

ANSWER: Sikkim
 
Sikkim CM Pawan Kumar Chamling wins TERI awardSIkkim’s CM Pawan Chamling was on Oct 6 awarded the prestigious 2016 ‘Sustainable Development Leadership Award‘ by President Pranab Mukherjee during the World Sustainable Development Summit organised by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) at Vigyan Bhawan.
  • Award was presented in light of Sikkim emerging as the first and only organic state in the country in Jan 2016
  • Known as the Land of Flower, Sikkim has a population of 6 lakhs and is gaining worldwide fame as the first fully organic state of India
  • Close to 75 thousand ha have been converted into organic farms according to criteria prescribed by the National Programme for Organic Production
  • The NE state contributes 80000 MT organic production of 1.24 MT of organic production recorded in India
  • The resolution for transforming Sikkim into a Totally Organic state was initiated by Champing in the Sikkim Legislation on Feb 24, 2003
  • The Sikkim State Organic Board was set up in Sept 20003 as well for outlining policy and regulations for the state
  • Sikkim’s state government stopped purchasing chemical fertilisers and pesticides and eliminated subsidy to farmers for procuring chemical pesticides
  • State government also created organic farming schemes and action plans to set up targets of conversion

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