Unveiling the Puroiks: A Call for Policy Action in Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh's CM, Pema Khandu, highlighted a new book on the Puroiks, emphasizing its potential to guide policies for this marginalized community. The book offers deep ethnographic insights, suggesting education, digital literacy, and economic measures. The government is urged to act on these findings.

In Arunachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Pema Khandu has spotlighted the need for targeted policy measures for the marginalized Puroiks community, drawing on insights from a recently released book.

At the book's launch, Khandu stressed that it provides essential ethnographic data on the socio-cultural and economic challenges faced by the Puroiks, historically overlooked in mainstream narratives.

The book's recommendations include bilingual education, digital literacy, and micro-loans, which align with government initiatives for community upliftment, potentially transforming long-standing inequities.

(With inputs from agencies.)