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CM inaugurates newly construction building of the District and Session Court Complex at Ampati

Shillong, December 9,2022: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma and Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court Sanjib Banerjee today inaugurated the newly construction building of the District and Session Court Complex at Ampati in South West Garo Hills in presence of MLAs Dikkanchi D Shira and Winnerson D Sangma.

Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that the new building will emerge as an institution that will cater to the people of this region. “People of South West Garo Hills will always remember this important and landmark moment that will provide access to delivery of justice,” the Chief Minister added.

Talking about different system that co-exist in the country, the Chief Minister said, “Our Constitution has clearly defined responsibilities for different wings; be it legislative, executive or judiciary and we all are here to serve the people in different capacities. Chief Justice has a different role and responsibility to play, so does the Chief Minister.”

Stating that no system is perfect, the Chief Minister said that India is a vast nation with local and traditional laws in place and our judiciary system is working in perfect cohesion with it.

“The judiciary is now expanding and growing to provide justice to people in all aspects. We hope that the new infrastructure will enable the court to function better and dispose of cases faster,” he added.

He also informed that Law University in the State will be coming up soon, which will cater to students of the State.

He later inspected the newly constructed building along with Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.

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.