Comments to the draft "Manipuri Pony Conservation and Development Policy", 2016
Centre for Organisation Research & Education (CORE) *
COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS REGARDING THE DRAFT “MANIPUR PONY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY”, 8TH NOVEMBER 2016
Introduction
1. These are the comments and suggestions submitted by the Centre for
Organisation Research & Education (CORE) in response to a resolution of the
Government of Manipur, Vety. & Animal Husbandry Department (No.1/16/2-16-Vety
(Pt.) dated 8th November 2016) in which an invitation was extended to all stakeholders
and general public for comments.
2. The CORE is a registered society under the Manipur Societies Registration Act of
1860, and as such its mandate includes policy matters concerning India in general and
Manipur in particular.
3. The organisation is pleased to note that the Government of Manipur is
undertaking a long overdue exercise to establish a state policy for Manipuri pony
conservation and development. We welcome the invitation extended to all stakeholders
and general public to submit comments to the draft policy.
Comments and Suggestions:
4. The draft policy may begin with a brief introduction wherein some points may
place in a tabular form like pony growth rate and death rate, demographic changes,
infrastructure, shifting like resources, grazing grounds, polo grounds, current scenario,
funds allocation, income, tourist attraction, distribution of Manipuri pony and its habitat,
conservation, development, and other sustainable measures, the role of pony owners,
polo association, etc…role of Vety. & AH, information, education and communication,
wide dissemination/media, role of state and its agencies, role of NGO, civil society, role of
Private sector, etc.
5. For the ease of reading and reference of such policy documents, especially in the
draft stage, we suggest that all paragraphs are numbered. Without numbering of the
paragraphs, it becomes an avoidable challenge to make particular references to the
document text. The time frame for comments and suggestion may be extended up to one
month. The draft policy may also be introduced in Manipuri as well. There should be full
postal address with Fax No. of the concern office for any comments about the draft
policy.
6. In the first introductory page to the draft policy, a reference was made to the
pony population was made. A particular figure was quoted from the “17thQuinquinal
Livestock Census 2003”. In this regard, we wish that an updated figure is also quoted
along with comparisons from previous census figures to clearly illustrate, with evidence
that the pony population in Manipur is indeed “dwindling rapidly”. Different references
give a wide range of numbers, however.
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* Dr D Roy Laifungbam (CORE) sent this article to e-pao.net
The writer can be contacted at laifungbam(AT)coremanipur(DOT)org
This article was posted on November 15, 2016.
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