Sikkim wonders

"SIKKIM IS A LAND OF SCENIC BEAUTY AND BREATHTAKING SIGHTS!!"

The state of Sikkim nestled in the northeastern part of India, isn't exactly on the tourist radar . But it should be. The state has so much to offer to visitors .You might fall short of words to describe it's beauty. The journey is for sure fantasising but lack of infrastructure makes it challenging!!!

Long a sovereign political entity, Sikkim became a protectorate of India in 1950 and an Indian state in 1975. Its small size notwithstanding, Sikkim is of great political and strategic importance for India because of its location along several international boundaries. Area 2,740 square miles.

~• Sikkimese are people who inhabit the Indian state Sikkim. Tribes like the Magars were present in Sikkim as early as the Lepchas and their early habitats were mentioned in a manuscript by the Maharaja Tashi Namgyal The current population is approximately 13% Lepcha, 16% Bhutias, and. 61% Nepalis.

Sikkim is also home to the majority ethnic Nepalis.

🗻Gangtok is the capital and largest city of Sikkim..

~ FLORA AND FAUNA..

Sikkim is situated in an ecological hot-spot of the lower Himalayas, one of only three among the ecoregions of India. The forested regions of the state exhibit a diverse range of flora and fauna. Owing to its altitudinal gradation, the state has a wide variety of plants, from tropical species to temperate, alpine and tundra ones, and is perhaps one of the few regions to exhibit such a diversity within such a small area. Nearly 81 per cent of the area of Sikkim comes under the administration of its forest department.

~ GOVERNMENT OF SIKKIM

~According to the constitution of India, Sikkim has a parliamentary system of representative democracy for its governance; universal suffrage is granted to state residents. The government structure is organised into three branches:

• Executive

• Legislature

• Judiciary

~ INFRASTRUCTURE!!

Sikkim's roads are maintained by the Border road's organization (BRO), an offshoot of the Indian Army. The roads in southern Sikkim are in relatively good condition, landslides being less frequent in this region. The state government maintains 1,857 kilometres (1,154 mi) of roadways that do not fall under the BRO's jurisdiction.

~ EDUCATION

In 2011, Sikkim's adult literacy rate was 82.2 per cent: 87.29 per cent for males and 76.43 per cent for females. There are a total of 1,157 schools in the state, including 765 schools run by the state government, seven central government schools and 385 private schools. There is one Institute of National Importance, one central university and four private universities in Sikkim offering higher education.