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Chief Minister attended the 150th death anniversary of Pa Togan Nengminja Sangma

 

Shillong, December 12,2022: The 150th death anniversary of Pa Togan Nengminja Sangmawas today celebrated at Chisobibra near Williamnagar.

The celebration was attended by Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma  and Goverment Chief Whip Marcus N. Marak, Chairman Meghalaya Transport Corporation and MLA, Rongjeng, Jim Sangma, other dignitaries and the people of the area.

During his speech the Chief Minister paid rich tributes to the legendary freedom fighter and reacalled the heroic deeds and sacrifices of the gallant hero and his contribution to the freedom struggle against foreign rule.

He further added that it is the responsibility of each and everyone to keep alive the memory of the State’s freedom fighters and pass it on to the future generations.

‘It is through programmes like this that we keep the memory of our freedom fighters and honour their contributions to our freedom’, he said.

He further said that there should be cross cultural exchange of programmes throughout the state to make people aware especially the younger generation about the different freedom fighters of Meghalaya.

A commemorative postage stamp of Pa Togan Nengminja Sangma was also released by the Chief Minister and other dignitaries during the function.

The Chief Minister aslo informed the gathering of the Government’s plans to further develop the Pa Togan Nengminja Sangma memorial park at Chisobibra. He further added that ₹50 Lakhs  has been sanctioned for the facelift and said that work for the same will commence soon.

At the same function the Chief Minister also laid the foundation stone for the construction of bridge over river Rongon on Rongbing boldak to Chekwebibra road. The bridge will be constructed at an estimated cost of ₹7.81 cr.

The Chief Minister also laid the foundation stone for the upgradation and improvement of internal roads of Williamnagar town. He informed that an estimated amount of ₹27 cr has been sanctioned for the project.

“The present Government has embarked on different initiatives for the devlopment of East Garo Hills and Wilimnagar town”, he added.

During the function the Chief Minister also highlighted the different flagship programmes of the Government for welfare of farmers and the youth.

 

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.