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Assam and Meghalaya begin second phase of border talks

Shillong, August 21, 2022: The second phase of discussion between Assam and Meghalaya to resolve the long pending area of differences between the two States was held today in Assam Secretariat, Dispur. The Chief Ministers of both Assam and Meghalaya along with Chief Secretaries of both the States and other officers attended the meeting.

Addressing the press conference after the crucial meeting, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said that in the next 15 days regional committees will formed to take forward the discussion on the remaining six areas of differences between Assam and Meghalaya.

Both the States had identified 12 areas of differences.

Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma expressed his satisfaction on the signing of MoU on the six areas of difference, which were taken up in the first phase of the talks between both the States and has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.

“Both Assam and Meghalaya had initiated the discussion in the process to resolve the border dispute that lasted between Assam and Meghalaya for over 50 years. We have taken the discussion forward and have carried out a very detailed discussion before singing of the MoU,” he said.

The MoU on the first six areas of difference was signed on 29th March, 2022 in New Delhi by both the Chief Ministers in  presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. At present, the Survey of India in collaboration with both the States are working to demarcate the borders.

“Both the Governments are working together to ensure that the survey work completes at the earliest,” the Chief Minister added.

The remaining six areas of difference are – Khanduli & Psiar, Block I & Block II, Borduar, Langpih, Nongwah- Mawtamur & Desh Doomreah. The regional committees will be headed by cabinet ministers from respective States who will be made chairpersons. The members of Karbi Anglong Autonomous District Councils will also be made part of the regional committees.

Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said that once the regional committees are formed site visits, public consultation and consultation with stakeholders will be initiated. He also said that both the Chief Ministers will be visiting certain areas to build confidence amongst the public in the areas of differences as a goodwill gesture.

He further said that both the Governments are very serious to find a permanent and an amicable solution on the area of differences between Assam and Meghalaya.

Initiatives : Agriculture

Launch of “Restart Meghalaya Mission’ on 15th August 2020

The Mission comprise of a series of interventions to support farmers and entrepreneurs by enabling them to build growth-promoting basic infrastructure and services. Under this Mission, 1917iTEAMS – the IT Platform aimed at enabling farmers access to agricultural information, crop advisories and markets will be expanded logistically through induction of another 100 vehicles.

Creation of the Directorate of Food Processing on May 2018

With the objective of seizing opportunities in the sector and the untapped food processing potential of the state for uplifting the livelihoods of farmers and value chain actors, the Government of Meghalaya created the Directorate of Food Processing (DFP) as a one-stop agency to handle all matters relating to food processing in the state and to deal with all central government Ministries and Agencies (viz. Ministries of Agriculture, and Food Processing, SFAC, NCDC, NABARD, etc.) in all matters pertaining to the development of agricultural food processing sector.

First Ever Farmer’s Parliament held on 4th - 5th December 2018

The parliament was organised by the state department of agriculture in collaboration with Meghalaya Basin Development Authority (MBDA) and the Hill Farmers' Union (HFU). As a step toward the promotion of new technologies, HFU with the support of Meghalaya government, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence App for farmers — called Nongrep (nongrep in Khasi language means farmer) with its software partner Impetus Solutions from Hyderabad — as a social innovation project. This app will address matters of farm aggregations, soil health and disease identification, crop yield, farm produce pickups, market linkage and retail sellers app.

Launch of the Farmer’s Portal on 7th May 2018

The Meghalaya Famers’ Portal (www.megfarmers.gov.in) of the Department of Agriculture is a platform for farmers to seek any information related to agriculture. Detailed information on farmers’ insurance, agricultural storage, crops, extension activities, seeds, pesticides, farm machineries, etc. is provided. Details of fertilizers, market prices, package and practices, programmes, welfare schemes are also given.

Awards & Recognitions
  • Meghalaya has been selected for the Commendation award in 'Total foodgrains Category-III' for 2017-18. The award consists of a citation and an amount of Rs. 1 crore.
  • Meghalaya Agriculture Department and the MIE Meghalaya Team won the '7th eNabling North East (eNorth East) Award 2019-20' in the 'Agriculture & Rural Development' category for 1917 iTEAMS project which is a project in collaboration with Digital India.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi awarded Meghalaya on May 2018 the Krishi Commendation Award for the year 2015-16, in recognition of the commendable foodgrains production achieved by the State.
  • Meghalaya has been adjudged the Most Improved Small State in the category of Agriculture and received the India Today – "The State of the States” Award on 23rd November 2018.