Shillong, October 25: The Rotary International celebrates ‘World Polio Day’ on October 24th. This Year’s Theme is “Delivering on a Promise” which signifies the declaration adopted in 1988 at the 41st Health Assembly to eradicate polio. Poliomyelitis (Polio) is a viral...
Mairang, October 23: The SHG Mela cum Health Camp was organised by MSRLS – BMMU Mairang C&RD Block on the 22nd of October, 2021 in Mot Tirot Playground, Mairang. The programme was inaugurated by Shri. Metbah Lyngdoh, Hon’ble Speaker of the Meghalaya...
Summary of Initiatives – Health Launch of the Megha Health Insurance Scheme (MHIS), Phase IV along with the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) on December 2018: These schemes provide health cover of up to Rs. 5 lakh per household. About 3.47 lakhs...
Health: Awards & Achievements Meghalaya has been able to achieve 90 per cent immunization coverage in July 2020 and now ranks second alongside Kerala, only after Telangana, in terms of immunization coverage in India. Ri Bhoi has been awarded the Best Performing...
Health: Launch of “Restart Meghalaya Mission’ on 15th August 2020 Under the “Restart Meghalaya Mission”, the following initiatives in Health have been A comprehensive Plan for investing 352 Crore has been finalized for the improvement of health systems over the next 4...
Health: Launch of MOTHER APP Meghalaya’s Outcomes oriented Transformation in Health, nutrition, Education and Rural development Programme or the MOTHER programme was launched in August 2019 to reduce infant and maternal mortality rate and facilitate overall...
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.
