Vision & Mission

A vision for a prosperous, connected and empowered region

The vision for Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Kurseong, Terai and Dooars, in one statement, five principles and ten mission areas.

Raju Bista · Member of Parliament, Darjeeling

Where we want to go

The vision

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.

Raju Bista · Member of Parliament, Darjeeling

Where this vision applies

One region, five places

The vision names five places, from the hills of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong to the plains of the Terai and Dooars.

The hills

  • Darjeeling
  • Kalimpong
  • Kurseong

The plains

  • Terai
  • Dooars
Schematic, not to scale. The places are in the order the vision names them.

The land, in the words of the vision and mission

Hills
Vision
Natural heritage
Vision
Biodiversity
Mission area 06
Fragile mountain ecosystem
Mission area 06
The Eastern Himalayan region
Mission area 06
Geographically difficult and remote areas
Mission area 01
The Darjeeling Hills, Kalimpong and adjoining areas
Mission area 08

Who it is for

Every citizen

The people the vision and mission name, in their own words.

Where every citizen has access to

  • Equal opportunity
  • Dignity
  • Quality public services
  • The infrastructure needed to build a better future

Named in the vision and mission

What matters

Five principles

Five lines follow the statement, each describing the region the vision aims for.

  1. Every community

    Build a region where development reaches every community and every household

  2. Close to home

    Where young people can pursue education, skills and employment close to home

  3. Sustainable livelihoods

    Where our hills, tea gardens, forests and natural heritage become sources of sustainable livelihoods

  4. Identity and rights

    Where the aspirations, identity and constitutional rights of our people are respected and strengthened

  5. Four qualities

    Economically vibrant, socially inclusive, environmentally sustainable and institutionally empowered region

From the vision to the mission

How the parts connect

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.

Part of the vision Mission area 1: Infrastructure & Connectivity Mission area 2: Education & Opportunities for Youth Mission area 3: Healthcare for All Mission area 4: Employment & Local Economic Development Mission area 5: Empowering Tea Garden Communities Mission area 6: Sustainable Tourism & Environmental Protection Mission area 7: Disaster Resilience Mission area 8: Respect for Regional Identity & Aspirations Mission area 9: Inclusive Development Mission area 10: Responsive & Accountable Public Service
The statement Mission area 1, Infrastructure & Connectivity: “connected”, “infrastructure” Mission area 2, Education & Opportunities for Youth: “equal opportunity” Mission area 3, Healthcare for All: “infrastructure” Mission area 4, Employment & Local Economic Development: “equal opportunity” Mission area 5, Empowering Tea Garden Communities: “equal opportunity”, “dignity” Mission area 10, Responsive & Accountable Public Service: “every citizen”, “quality public services”
Every community Mission area 4, Employment & Local Economic Development: “every community” Mission area 5, Empowering Tea Garden Communities: “every community” Mission area 7, Disaster Resilience: “every community” Mission area 9, Inclusive Development: “development reaches”, “every community”
Close to home Mission area 2, Education & Opportunities for Youth: “young people”, “education, skills” Mission area 4, Employment & Local Economic Development: “employment” Mission area 9, Inclusive Development: “young people”
Sustainable livelihoods Mission area 2, Education & Opportunities for Youth: “sustainable livelihoods” Mission area 4, Employment & Local Economic Development: “tea gardens”, “sustainable livelihoods” Mission area 5, Empowering Tea Garden Communities: “tea gardens”, “sustainable livelihoods” Mission area 6, Sustainable Tourism & Environmental Protection: “forests”
Identity and rights Mission area 8, Respect for Regional Identity & Aspirations: “aspirations, identity and constitutional rights”
Four qualities Mission area 4, Employment & Local Economic Development: “economically vibrant” Mission area 5, Empowering Tea Garden Communities: “economically vibrant” Mission area 6, Sustainable Tourism & Environmental Protection: “environmentally sustainable” Mission area 9, Inclusive Development: “socially inclusive” Mission area 10, Responsive & Accountable Public Service: “institutionally empowered”

Rows: the vision statement and its five lines. Columns: mission areas 01 to 10.

How the vision is approached

Ten mission areas

Each mission area in full, with the things it names and the words it takes up from the vision.

  1. Mission area 1: Infrastructure & Connectivity

    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

    • Roads
    • Bridges
    • Transport
    • Digital connectivity
    • Drinking water
    • Other essential infrastructure

    With special attention toGeographically difficult and remote areas

    In the Parliament archiveInfrastructure & Connectivity

  2. Mission area 2: Education & Opportunities for Youth

    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

    • Quality higher education
    • Technical education
    • Vocational training
    • Skill development

    Enabling our youth to

    • Pursue meaningful opportunities
    • Build sustainable livelihoods

    In the Parliament archiveEducation

  3. Mission area 3: Healthcare for All

    Accessible and affordable healthcare infrastructure, including better hospitals, specialist services, medical education and emergency healthcare facilities across the region.

    From the visioninfrastructure

    Including

    • Better hospitals
    • Specialist services
    • Medical education
    • Emergency healthcare facilities

    Accessible and affordableHealthcare infrastructure

    In the Parliament archiveHealthcare

  4. Mission area 4: Employment & Local Economic Development

    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

    • Tourism
    • Tea
    • Agriculture
    • Small industries
    • Traditional livelihoods
    • Emerging sectors

    Creating greater opportunities forLocal communities

  5. Mission area 5: Empowering Tea Garden 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

    • Housing
    • Land rights
    • Social security
    • Education
    • Healthcare
    • Livelihood opportunities

    ForTea garden workers and their families

    In the Parliament archiveLand Rights & Tea Workers

  6. Mission area 6: Sustainable Tourism & Environmental Protection

    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

    • Forests
    • Rivers
    • Biodiversity
    • Fragile mountain ecosystem

    Develop the Eastern Himalayan region asA responsible and sustainable tourism destination

    In the Parliament archiveTourism Environment, Forests & Rivers

  7. Mission area 7: Disaster Resilience

    Strengthen disaster preparedness, mitigation and rehabilitation mechanisms for communities affected by landslides, floods, earthquakes and other

    From the visionevery community

    Strengthen

    • Disaster preparedness
    • Mitigation
    • Rehabilitation mechanisms

    For communities affected by

    • Landslides
    • Floods
    • Earthquakes
  8. Mission area 8: Respect for Regional Identity & Aspirations

    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

    • The Darjeeling Hills
    • Kalimpong
    • Adjoining areas

    Preserving the region’s rich heritage

    • Linguistic
    • Cultural
    • Social

    In the Parliament archiveLanguage, Culture & Heritage

  9. Mission area 9: Inclusive Development

    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

    • Women
    • Youth
    • Senior citizens
    • Economically weaker families
    • Workers
    • Farmers
    • Communities in remote areas

Public service

  1. Mission area 10: Responsive & Accountable 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

    1. Heard
    2. Taken up with the concerned authorities
    3. Pursued towards meaningful resolution

    Public institutions

Concerns from Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Kurseong, Terai and Dooars can be sent to the office through the contact page.

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