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CM launches Education Reforms at Tura, signs MoU with Mothers’ Union


Tura, June 19: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma attended the Education Conclave at Tura, where he engaged with stakeholders and government officials on interventions to upscale the standard of education in the state.

Education Minister Rakkam A Sangma, Vice Chancellor of Captain Williamson Sangma State University, Dr. Vasanthi Vijaykumar, and other senior officials were also present.

Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister spoke on the importance of education in shaping the minds of the younger generation, highlighting the state’s young population as both an opportunity and a challenge.

He stressed the need to harness this demographic dividend by providing quality education and skills to the youth, thereby converting a potential challenge into an opportunity.

He also highlighted the government’s initiatives to transform the education sector, including renovating government schools and colleges, establishing the Captain Williamson Sangma State University, and investing in sports and music infrastructure. “Our interventions aims to channelise the positive energy of our youth”, he added.

Talking on the importance of collaboration and partnership with organizations like the Mothers’ Union to improve learning outcomes, he said, “Government is keen to work in collaboration with the community. A collaboration would mean to work in partnership with the government to improve learning outcomes”.

During the conclave, an MoU was signed with Mothers’ Union Tura for management of 20 Government LP Schools.

During the conclave, several key initiatives were launched, including the Meghalaya School Quality Assessment and Accreditation Framework (MSQAAF) and the CM IMPACT Meghalaya Learning Enhancement Programme (M-LEP). Educational tablets were also distributed to students with special educational needs.

The chief minister also urged all stakeholders to work together to find solutions to the challenges facing the education sector and to focus on positively contributing to the state’s development.

Stating that education is a critical pillar of the government’s development agenda and that the state is committed to investing in its youth.

The conclave provided a platform for brainstorming and discussion on how to improve the education sector, with a focus on finding solutions and working together to achieve common goals.

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.