Tarun Karthick
Sri Vijaya Puram, 13 September 2025
During the latest go to of Mr. Anil Kumar Tiwari, State President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Andaman and Nicobar Islands to Great Nicobar, the residents of Great Nicobar demanded decision to 2 pressing issues of public significance:
- Re-Staring concession on Ship Tickets for these holding legitimate resident certificates.
- Providing land to the residents of Gadda Basthi as proposed underneath Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin to begin development of their properties.
After returning again from Great Nicobar Island. Mr. Anil Kumar Tiwari together with Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh met the Chief Secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Administration searching for that each the calls for of the residents be instantly accepted.
Speaking to Nicobar Times, Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh knowledgeable that Chief Secretary instantly took cognisance of each the calls for. For the demand of re-starting the concession on ship tickets on resident certificates, the CS instantly instructed the authorities to do the needful and people holding resident certificates will be capable to journey on the identical ticket price as these holding Islander Card and Local Certificates on ships.
On the demand of allotment of land for the residents of Gadda Basthi for development of homes underneath PMAY-G, the CS knowledgeable that land allotment course of might be accomplished quickly in order that Gadda Basthi Residents can begin development and in the end transfer out of the realm which falls underneath Indian Navy.
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh expressed gratitude to the Chief Secretary for his immediate response on each calls for, and in addition thanked Mr. Anil Kumar Tiwari, State President, BJP for swiftly elevating the issues of the individuals of Great Nicobar.