Vision & Mission
The vision for Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Kurseong, Terai and Dooars, in one statement, five principles and ten mission areas.
Where we want to go
A prosperous, connected and empowered Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Kurseong, Terai and Dooars, where every citizen has access to equal opportunity, dignity, quality public services and the infrastructure needed to build a better future.
Where this vision applies
The vision names five places, from the hills of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong to the plains of the Terai and Dooars.
Who it is for
The people the vision and mission name, in their own words.
What matters
Five lines follow the statement, each describing the region the vision aims for.
Build a region where development reaches every community and every household
Where young people can pursue education, skills and employment close to home
Where our hills, tea gardens, forests and natural heritage become sources of sustainable livelihoods
Where the aspirations, identity and constitutional rights of our people are respected and strengthened
Economically vibrant, socially inclusive, environmentally sustainable and institutionally empowered region
From the vision to the mission
Each mark is a mission area that takes up words from that part of the vision, in the same sense. Select a mark to read the mission area. The table shows connections in the text, not priority.
Rows: the vision statement and its five lines. Columns: mission areas 01 to 10.
How the vision is approached
Each mission area in full, with the things it names and the words it takes up from the vision.
Strengthen roads, bridges, transport, digital connectivity, drinking water and other essential infrastructure, with special attention to geographically difficult and remote areas.
From the visionconnected
, infrastructure
Strengthen
With special attention toGeographically difficult and remote areas
In the Parliament archiveInfrastructure & Connectivity →
Expand access to quality higher education, technical education, vocational training and skill development, enabling our youth to pursue meaningful opportunities and build sustainable livelihoods.
From the visionequal opportunity
, young people
, education, skills
, sustainable livelihoods
Expand access to
Enabling our youth to
In the Parliament archiveEducation →
Accessible and affordable healthcare infrastructure, including better hospitals, specialist services, medical education and emergency healthcare facilities across the region.
From the visioninfrastructure
Including
Accessible and affordableHealthcare infrastructure
In the Parliament archiveHealthcare →
Promote employment and entrepreneurship by strengthening tourism, tea, agriculture, small industries, traditional livelihoods and emerging sectors, while creating greater opportunities for local communities.
From the visionequal opportunity
, every community
, employment
, tea gardens
, sustainable livelihoods
, economically vibrant
By strengthening
Creating greater opportunities forLocal communities
Support the welfare, dignity and economic security of tea garden workers and their families, including access to housing, land rights, social security, education, healthcare and livelihood opportunities.
From the visionequal opportunity
, dignity
, every community
, tea gardens
, sustainable livelihoods
, economically vibrant
Including access to
ForTea garden workers and their families
In the Parliament archiveLand Rights & Tea Workers →
Develop the Eastern Himalayan region as a responsible and sustainable tourism destination while protecting its forests, rivers, biodiversity and fragile mountain ecosystem.
From the visionforests
, environmentally sustainable
While protecting
Develop the Eastern Himalayan region asA responsible and sustainable tourism destination
In the Parliament archiveTourism →Environment, Forests & Rivers →
Strengthen disaster preparedness, mitigation and rehabilitation mechanisms for communities affected by landslides, floods, earthquakes and other
From the visionevery community
Strengthen
For communities affected by
Work within the Constitution of India to address the long-standing aspirations of the people of the Darjeeling Hills, Kalimpong and adjoining areas, while preserving the region’s rich linguistic, cultural and social heritage.
From the visionaspirations, identity and constitutional rights
The people of
Preserving the region’s rich heritage
In the Parliament archiveLanguage, Culture & Heritage →
Ensure that development reaches all sections of society, with particular attention to women, youth, senior citizens, economically weaker families, workers, farmers and communities in remote areas.
From the visiondevelopment reaches
, every community
, young people
, socially inclusive
Development reachesAll sections of society
With particular attention to
Public service
Strengthen the connection between citizens and public institutions by ensuring that people’s concerns are heard, taken up with the concerned authorities and pursued towards meaningful resolution.
From the visionevery citizen
, quality public services
, institutionally empowered
Strengthening the connection
People’s concerns are
Citizens
Public institutions
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