Aizawl, Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Saturday said that a new system of governance remains central to the present ZPM government’s vision to build a self-reliant economy.
“We are taking steps to build a stronger system of governance and a self-reliant, more developed state, while improving the living standards of the people. Highlighting measures aimed at promoting entrepreneurship, Lalduhoma said the government has launched a ₹ 20 crore Mizoram Bana Kaih Venture Capital Fund to help young people establish businesses and become self-reliant. The state government had also introduced the Mizoram Grand Challenge, the Industrial and Investment Policy, 2025, and an Investment Promotion Agency to attract investors and encourage investment, he said. The state provided ₹ 140 crore as support price in 2025, while about ₹ 22 crore had already been provided in 2026, Lalduhoma said. To strengthen food security, the government has distributed benefits under the Mizoram State Special Ration Package to 29,000 families and stocked over 1,67 lakh quintals of rice as monsoon reserve for 2026-27, the chief minister said.
Addressing the Independence Day programme here, Lalduhoma said achieving self-sufficiency in food and other essential sectors was a key objective of his government, alongside improving livelihoods and ensuring balanced development across Mizoram. To achieve self-sufficiency in food and other essential areas, our central vision has been, and will continue to be, a ‘people’s government’ with a new vision and a new approach,” he said after hoisting the Tricolour. He described the state’s flagship programme “Bana Kaih” or Handholding scheme as the government’s most important initiative for transforming the Mizoram economy. The Bana Kaih scheme has been extended to agriculture and allied sectors, with the government continuing to procure and market ginger and other key crops produced by farmers, he said.
