District-level dialogue on Sikkim Vision 2047 held at Gangtok by the Planning and Development Department

3 November 2026

The Planning and Development Department of the Government of Sikkim held a district-level dialogue on the Sikkim Vision 2047 document at the District Zilla Panchayat Bhawan conference hall in Gangtok, in coordination with the district administration. The State is preparing the Vision 2047 document to set out a collective view of its long-term development through a participatory approach, and the dialogue was meant to gather views and recommendations from a wide range of people so that the Vision reflects their priorities. Zilla Panchayat Adhyaksha Bala Ram Adhikari and District Collector Agawane Rohan Ramesh attended, along with the Additional District Collector, education and health officers, Block Development Officers and Panchayat Presidents. Teachers and principals from Nar Bahadur Bhandari Government College and Sikkim Government Law College took part, as did students from government and private senior secondary schools, self-help group members, entrepreneurs and representatives of voluntary organisations. The coordination was done by Joint Secretary Abhijeet R. Patil with sector experts from the State Support Mission.