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Shillong, May 14, 2022: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma in presence of Health and Family Welfare Minster James P.K. Sangma, and Chief Adviser to the Chief Minister Thomas A. Sangma, on Saturday laid the foundation for the construction of the P.A. Sangma Medical Skill Hunar Hub at Dumindikgre, near Babadam in West Garo Hills.

The project, funded by the Ministry of Minority Affairs under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram, is being implemented through the Department of Social Welfare. The Medical Skill Hunar Hub will impart training in the field of nursing and paramedics.

Addressing the gathering at the foundation laying ceremony, the Chief Minister expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi for the prestigious project. He said that the Medical training centre has the potential to address the needs of the State’s health care sector for well trained and skilled medical professionals.

He said that the State along with the rest of the country faced challenges due to the Covid 19 in the past three years. The State had to endure shortage of medical staff and nurses due to increased patient intake in health facilities across the State during the pandemic period. Acknowledging the requirement to take preparatory steps to strengthen the manpower needed to manage similar situations in the future, the present Government had envisioned setting up such medical training facilities in the State, the Chief Minister informed.

“I express my gratitude to the Ministry of Minority Affairs under the leadership of Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Ji for accepting our proposal and sanctioning this very important project for our State,” he said.

Stating that improving the health care sector in the State is a priority of the present Government the Chief Minister said, “We need to ensure that ample importance is given to the health sector so that in the future we are able to provide proper health services to the people and even if challenges and pandemics like the Covid pandemic that came in… come in the times ahead, we as a state and a country is prepared to face those challenges.”

During his address, Health and Family Welfare Minister James P.K. Sangma informed the gathering on the various reforms that have been initiated in the health sector to improve the overall health scenario in the State and to ensure healthcare services become available and accessible to people at the grassroots.

He added that the Medical Hunar Hub will be a crucial support system for various manpower requirements to successfully fulfill the mandate of Preventive Health Care as envisioned under the Meghalaya State Health Policy.

The P. A. Sangma Medical Skill Hunar Hub is being developed at an estimated cost of around Rs. 150 crores. The project includes construction of a 300 bedded multi-specialty hospital comprising one Nursing college, a pharmaceutical college, Paramedical College and Skill Development Centre in addition to hostels for accommodation.

The Medical Skill Hunar Hub will be a modern state of the art medical facility that will cater to medical skill development and health services not only to the State but neighbouring states as well.

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.