Habung Payeng provides his resume, listing his extensive experience working for the government of Arunachal Pradesh and Government of India in various roles over 30 years such as Information Commissioner, lecturer, researcher, editor, and director of various organizations. He holds an M.A. in Economics and M.Phil in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University. He has published books on economic and social change in Northeast India and customary laws of the Apatanis. He also received an award as a member of the best Information Commission in the country.

1. Brief Resumes
Habung Payeng,
Former Information Commissioner, B-Sector, Itanagar-791111, Arunachal Pradesh. Date of
birth: 1st January, 1958. Contact: 9402698492, 0360 2211356, email:
phabung@rediffmail.com
Profile:
 Information Commissioner, Govt. 0f Arunachal Pradesh, 13.10.2006 to 12.10.2011.
 Lecturer in Economics in Jawaharlal Nehru College, Pasighat, Govt of Arunachal
Pradesh.
 District Research, Officer, Govt. Of Arunachal Pradesh.
 Translator and Newsreader, News Service Division, All India Radio, New Delhi, Govt.
Of India.
 Member, Consumer Redresal Forum, Govt, of Arunachal Pradesh.
 Warden Youth Hostel, Youth Hostel Association of India, Govt, of India.
 Director, North East Handloom and Handicraft Development Corporation, Govt. Of
India.
 Member, NERAC of Small Industrial Development Bank of India.
 Member, Small Scale Industries Board, Govt. of India.
 Member, Standing Committee of North East and Hill States of Small Scale Industries,
Govt. of India.
 Member Telecom Advisory Committee, SSA Arunachal Pradesh, Govt. of India.
 Member, Press Accreditation Committee, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh.
 News Editor, The Arunachal Times (Local Daily).
 Editor and Publisher, The Arunachal News, a weekly paper.
 President, Arunachal Press Club.
 President, Arunachal Chamber of Commerce and Industries.
 Chairman, LSE Housing Cooperative and also Blue Pine English Residential School.
 Member, Monitoring of Public Distribution System, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh.
 Founder of the Apatani Youth Association.
Education qualification:
 Graduate from St. Edmund’s College, Shillong.
 M.A. (Economics) & M. Phil. (Sociology) from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New
Delhi.
Research Project:
 Industrial Potential Survey in Lower Subansiri district (undivided Lower Subansiri &
Papumpare districts) with Rail India Consultancy Services, Govt. of India.
 Codification of Customary laws of Apatanis with Law Research Institute Guahati High
Court.
 Socio-economic development in North East with reference to Arunachal Pradesh.

2. Skill:
 Legal expertise in the matter of transparency and good governance and matters of
right to information.
 Legal matter in consumer rights and redressal.
 Teaching experience in Economics.
 Training and guidance to public information officers, public authority, NGOs and
stake holders.
 Imparts training and capacity building to entrepreneurs and designing of project
profile of setting up of small scale industries.
 Editing of news papers, publication materials, advertisement policies, reporting
research projects etc.
 Research projects in socio-economic subjects.
 Familiar with administration, governance and human resource development.
 Experience in non-governmental organisation activities.
 Familiar in the matter of commerce and economic policies.
 Basic knowledge of computer operation and networking.
 Can speak English, Hindi, Assamese etc.
 Self confidence and determination to achieve goal and objectives.
 Having experience of independent judgement and leadership role.
 Experience of participation, deliberation, presentation of papers, moderation,
chairing of discussion in national and International seminars and workshop.
 Experience of TV and Radio talks, commentary and also associated in production of
documentary films.
 Familiar in educational institution management.
 Familiar with handloom and handicrafts organization and promotional activities.
 Experience in high level public relations and coordination’s.
 Experience of interacting and communicating with policy makers and various
professionals.
Publication:
 Written a book titled “Economic and Social Change in North East” which was
released by the then Vice-President of India, Late Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma.
 Customary Laws of the Apatanis of Arunachal Pradesh: With special reference to
their Land Holding System published by Law Research Institute Guahati High Court.
 Written articles, features and edited publication of Souvenirs, broachers, magazine
etc.
Award:
 Recipient members of best Information Commission in the country of RTI award,
2009.