Armstrong Pame is an officer of the

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(IAS) of 2009 batch belonging to

Manipur Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically t ...

cadre. He belongs to Zeme Naga of the

Zeliangrong The Zeliangrong people are one of the major indigenous Naga communities living in the tri-junction of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland in India. They are the descendants of Nguiba. The term "Zeliangrong" refers to the Zeme, Liangmai and Rongmei ...

community from Manipur. He is currently serving as

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.Armstrong Pame is a recipient of several awards including India's Most Eminent IAS Officer Award 2015 and India's distinguished IAS Officers Award 2021. Armstrong Pame is also popularly known as the "Miracle Man" for initiating the building of a 100 km long road in one of the most remote parts of the country through crowd funding with the villagers of the area and people from different parts of the world. Armstrong Pame is a Physics (Hons.) graduate from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University and has completed Transformational Leadership Course from University of Oxford, Oxford University and Leadership in 21st Century Executive Education Module from

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. He is also a

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of Class of 2018 declared by

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. Armstrong Pame is a motivational speaker at various platforms including TEDx, corporates, universities and other notable public events.

Early life and education

Armstrong Pame hails from Impa village, Tousem sub-division of

Tamenglong district Tamenglong district ( Meitei pronunciation: /tæmɛŋˈlɒŋ/) is one of the 16 districts of Manipur state in northeastern India. In 2011, Tamenglong was the least populous district in Manipur. In 2016, the Nungba subdivision was separated as a ...

and did his schooling till Class 10 in

Tamenglong Tamenglong ( Meitei pronunciation:/tæmɛŋˈlɒŋ/) is a town in the Naga hills of Manipur and the district headquarter of the Tamenglong district. Geography Tamenglong is located in western Manipur lying on the hilltop from which descends ...

at Pretty Lamb Institute, Christian Grammar School and United Builders School in Manipur. He then finished higher secondary from St. Edmund College,

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. He completed his bachelor's degree in Physics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 2005. Presently he is on Central Deputation as director, department of school education and literacy. He previously served as deputy secretary, ministry of information and broadcasting.

The Miracle Man of India

He has earned the sobriquet ‘Miracle Man’ for building a 100 km road famously known as the "Peoples' Road" connecting

Nagaland Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south, and the Naga Sel ...

and

Assam Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...

. This "People's Road" has now been declared as National Highway 137 by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. In August 2012, he initiated public participation to raise over Rs. 50 lakhs for this purpose through Facebook. For his efforts in building the road with public contribution and volunteers he was invited to

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headquarters in

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and was also hosted for high tea by

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at DAVOS

2019.

Awards and recognition

* Armstrong Pame is a recipient of several awards including India's Most Eminent IAS Officer Award ’2015 and India's distinguished IAS Officers Award 2022. * In 2012, he was nominated for

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in Public Service category. * He was also invited to the talk show

Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi ''Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi'' ( ''Today's Night Is the Life'') is an Indian entertainment talk show which premiered on 18 October 2015 and was broadcast on STAR Plus. The series revolved around common people who have accomplished something extraor ...

(AKRHZ) by the host

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in 2015 as the 'hero' of the 9th episode. On the show which was aired on

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he could be seen performing the noted song Give Me Some Sunshine along with the Bollywood actor

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. * He is declared as young Global Leader of the class of 2018 by the World Economic Forum.

Career

Armstrong Pame has served in various positions including

Sub-divisional magistrate A sub-divisional magistrate, also known as assistant collector, sub collector, revenue divisional officer, or assistant commissioner, is the administrative head of a sub-division in an Indian district, exercising executive, revenue, and magist ...

in some of the most challenging terrains at Tousem,

Tadubi Tadubi is a village in Senapati district, Manipur, India. The predominant inhabitant of the town belong to Mao Naga tribe. The National Highway 39 passes through Tadubi. Demographics According to the 2011 census of India, Tabdubi has a pop ...

and Paomata. He served as the

Deputy Commissioner (India) The district magistrate, also known as the district collector or deputy commissioner, is a career civil servant who serves as the executive head of a district's administration in India. The specific name depends on the state or union territo ...

Kamjong Kamjong ( Meitei pronunciation: /kām-jōng/), is the headquarters of Kamjong district, Manipur state, India. The village is about 120 kilometers from Imphal and is connected by Ukhrul-Kamjong State highway. This District headquarter is flanked ...

as its first

and later at his native district

. He also served as Special Secretary, Planning (R&D), Director, Youth Affairs and Sports in the Government of Manipur. Previously he served as Deputy Secretary in

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And after promotion as Director

. Also Served as Director

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Currently after promotion he is serving as

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Other initiatives

Armstrong Pame is also the founding curator of the Global Shapers Community, Imphal hub under the World Economic Forum. Armstrong Pame is also a regular TedX Speaker at various universities and public forums including at IIMs, IITs, engineering and other universities like Delhi University, Tata Institute of Social Sciences etc. He has also successfully completed Transformational Leadership Course from University of Oxford, Oxford University and Leadership in 21st Century Executive Education Module from Harvard Kennedy School. He collaborated with

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to support the

Government of Manipur The Government of Manipur (; /mə.ni.pur lə́i.ŋak/), also known as the State Government of Manipur, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Manipur and its 16 districts. It consists of an ex ...

with upscaling the surge capacity of District Hospitals in

, Chandel and other Districts. Armstrong Pame was also widely acclaimed for his initiative of inviting school children every 2nd and 4th Friday to his office and over dinner while as District Collector. This invitation is loved by school children as they get a chance to experience the functioning of DC office and also have a close chat with their Collector sharing their dreams and passions.

References

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