Editor,
I am submitting this representation to the chief minister in my capacity as a freelance reporter, in discharge of my journalistic and social responsibility towards the public, particularly the unemployed youths of Arunachal Pradesh.
The ongoing controversy surrounding the CMYKY has reached a stage requiring urgent government attention. Repeated representations and public domain reports have raised serious concerns over the recent target allocations, concentration among a few private providers and compliance with prescribed conditions. Given the several crores of public funds involved and the programme's importance to Arunachal's youths, immediate independent scrutiny and appropriate preventive action are warranted.
I do not intend to pronounce any individual or institution guilty. The allegations and apprehensions require impartial verification and due process. However, continued implementation without addressing such concerns could further undermine public confidence in a major youth-oriented government initiative.
The core public concern
The CMYKY was conceived to provide high-end, employment-oriented skill development and meaningful opportunities to unemployed youths of Arunachal. There is a growing apprehension that the present implementation may become overly focused on target completion, documentation and utilisation of sanctioned funds, rather than demonstrable employment, placement, entrepreneurship and sustainable career outcomes.
The allegations concerning the implementation process and the role of certain officials and private providers therefore warrant independent examination before the present process advances further.
The priority must be to protect the integrity of the CMYKY and the public funds entrusted to it - not merely complete the allocated targets.
Seven public interest demands
1. Immediately keep the ongoing CMYKY training, target execution and further financial commitments in abeyance, wherever legally permissible, until the serious allegations and allocation concerns are independently scrutinised.
2. Order a time-bound and impartial inquiry into the RFP, April 2026 empanelment, August 2026 target allocation/work orders and the role of officials concerned in the decision-making and implementation process.
3. Independently verify every selected provider's accreditation, infrastructure, trainers, equipment, capacity, beneficiary delivery, certification and placement capability before permitting further implementation.
4. Officials against whom credible allegations of corruption or serious procedural misconduct have been raised should be divested of CMYKY-related responsibilities pending an independent and time-bound inquiry, wherever warranted, to ensure impartiality and public confidence in the process.
5. Ensure that CMYKY success is determined by actual training quality, certification, employment, placement and entrepreneurship outcomes - not merely targets, expenditure or documentation.
6. Review the present private-provider-led model and move towards government-to-government/government institutional partnerships with credible national institutions such as the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), NIESBUD and other suitable reputed organisations, wherever their expertise aligns with CMYKY objectives.
7. Ensure that the remaining CMYKY funds are committed only through a transparent, independently verified and outcome-based framework, delivering genuine skills, employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for Arunachal's youths.
A matter of public trust, and the future of CMYKY
The CMYKY is more than a departmental training programme; it represents a direct opportunity for the unemployed youths of Arunachal. Any unresolved controversy surrounding its implementation therefore risks undermining the very purpose for which the programme was conceived.
As a freelance reporter, I consider it my journalistic and social responsibility to bring these persistent public concerns before the highest authority and seek timely corrective action.
I therefore respectfully seek the chief minister's personal intervention to prevent further advancement of the disputed process pending examination, ensure accountability wherever warranted, and place the CMYKY on a transparent, professionally supervised and outcome-oriented institutional framework.
The CMYKY must ultimately be judged not by the speed of target completion but by the real skills, employment and opportunities it creates for Arunachal's youths.
Winem Moidam,
Freelance reporter