President of India urged to direct Home Ministry to formalize Old Settlers’ Status

source: voice of sikkim

15 April, Raj Bhavan:

A delegation of Sikkim Chamber of Commerce led by Shri S,.K.Sarda, its President called on Her Excellency , The President of India Smt Pratibha Devi Singh Patil at Raj Bhawan, Gangtok ( Sikkim ) on 15th April 2010

The delegation submitted a memorandum to President of India.

The memorandum says:

“ We are extremely grateful to the Government of India for extending all possible cooperation and liberal grants for the development of this beautiful State in recognition of new vistas and projects to uplift community life, envisioned by our Chief Minister Dr Pawan Chamling. His relentless efforts over the last 15 years have finally borne fruit and today Sikkim boasts of bountiful opportunities in all sectors of economy namely tourism, industry, trade, commerce and floriculture duly maintaining highest regards to environment and ecology.”

The Chamber further appreciated and earnestly thanked Government of India for bestowing the highest respect to the old laws of Sikkim ( erstwhile Monarchy) as contained in Article 371 F of the 36th Amendment to the Constitution.
The Sikkim Chamber of Commerce also pleaded on behalf of the small group of 6000
odd people of Indian Origin commonly known as ‘old settlers’ settled in Sikkim since ages and urged the President Of India to direct the Ministry of Home Affairs to formalize their status and determines them as old settlers of Sikkim on an urgent basis as 35 years have already passed away without their recognition.

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SCC memorandum to President

Gangtok: A delegation of Sikkim Chamber of Commerce (SCC) led by its President Mr. S,.K.Sarda called on the President of India, Mr. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil at Raj Bhawan, Gangtok, on 15th April. The delegation submitted a memorandum to President Patil.According to a press release by SCC General Secretary Mr. Suresh Agarwal, the memorandum says: “We are extremely grateful to the Government of India for extending all possible cooperation and liberal grants for the development of this beautiful State in recognition of new vistas and projects to uplift community life, envisioned by our Chief Minister Dr Pawan Chamling. His relentless efforts over the last 15 years have finally borne fruit and today Sikkim boasts of bountiful opportunities in all sectors of economy, namely, tourism, industry, trade, commerce and floriculture duly maintaining highest regards to environment and ecology.” The release adds, the delegation also pleaded on behalf of the small group of 6000 odd people of Indian origin, commonly known as ‘old settlers’, settled in Sikkim since ages and urged the President Of India to direct the Ministry of Home Affairs to formalize their status and declare them as old settlers of Sikkim on an urgent basis as 35 years have already passed without their recognition.

source; sikkim reporter



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SCC urges President for formal status of old settlers


source: sikkim express

GANGTOK, April 15: The Sikkim Chamber of Commerce (SCC) today submitted a memorandum to President Pratibha Patil seeking her help in formalizing the status of 6000 odd old settlers of Sikkim.

Pleading on behalf of the old settlers who have settled in Sikkim since ages, the SCC urged the President to direct the Ministry of Home Affairs to formalize their status and determine them as ‘old settlers of Sikkim on an urgent basis as 35 years have already passed away without their recognition’.

The SCC delegation was led by their president SK Sarda.