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CM inaugurates Iew Dorbar Shnong Malki

CM inaugurates Iew Dorbar Shnong Malki

CM inaugurates Iew Dorbar Shnong Malki

Shillong, February 14, 2022: Chief Minister, Shri Conrad K Sangma, today inaugurated the Iew Dorbar Shnong Malki, at Kharmalki , Shillong, in the presence of  MLA, 16 East Shillong, Dr M Ampareen Lyngdoh and MDC, Shri Fantin J Lakadong.

Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister, Conrad K Sangma said that it is a memorable and meaningful project in which people’s lives and livelihoods can be changed. He added that the programme is the celebration of the lives and livelihoods of the 25 families who are the direct beneficiaries of the project.

Stating that the project not only benefits the beneficiaries but it also benefits the aesthetics of the locality in which drains have been covered, utilising the land and space in an appropriate manner and protecting the stream by ensuring that people cannot dump garbage in it. He also reiterated that the Government is committed to further contribute to other projects in the locality and the city as a whole, to further increase the livelihood of the people.

He further encouraged the Malki Dorbar and the people to come together and work together in order to take the locality, the city and the state forward. Shillong being a very historic location, he urged the people to come together in order to ensure that Shillong can go back to its historic beauty which the city have always had. He also added that the Government have started a unique project of beautification where financial support is being given to the localities for cleaning projects, beautification projects and painting projects of their own and it is being done by the people of their own locality.

During the programme, keys were also handed to the 25 beneficiaries of the market by the Chief Minister, MLA, MDC and members of the Malki Dorbar.

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.