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Shillong, August 4,2023: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma announced the government’s commitment to extend all possible support to trained nurses for job placements in different parts of the world.

Speaking at the overseas nursing job fair in Shillong, the Chief Minister highlighted the state’s dedication to supporting nurses in securing employment outside the state and the country.

The overseas nursing job fair, held in collaboration with Navis HR Pvt Ltd, Nursedge, The Trained Nurses Association India, and Ajith Enterprise, was organized by Meghalaya State Skill Development Society and the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Meghalaya.

Chief Minister Conrad Sangma emphasized the importance of skill-based, multi-disciplinary education and expressed the government’s aim to provide similar opportunities in various sectors. He noted that this approach, rooted in the tribal society’s humility, enhances the advantages of Meghalaya’s human resources.

The government’s efforts to create an ecosystem ensuring job readiness for overseas opportunities were highlighted during the event.

Chief Minister Sangma stated that the state will explore opportunities in various fields, such as music, healthcare, construction, and more, to ensure the skilling of human resources in the right aspects.

Addressing the success of skill-based education, Chief Minister Sangma shared that the state government’s focus on this approach has led to increased employability among the youth. “Ensuring that we are able to take steps and reform the social sectors is very crucial for the government,” he said.

He also mentioned the successful hiring of around 500 doctors through the medical recruitment board within a short span of two months.

With a strong focus on healthcare, the Chief Minister informed about the creation of a board to procure medicine supplies in a well-organized manner.

The segregation of medical professionals and administration in the healthcare department was emphasized to streamline operations effectively.

Highlighting the importance of nursing in the global market, the Chief Minister mentioned that India is expected to supply over 40% of skilled labor for the next two to three decades.

With over 11,000 registered members in the Meghalaya nursing council, the state is determined to skill its youth in various traits to meet the growing demand abroad.

Companies from Japan, Singapore, Germany, the Middle East, Australia, and more presented their strengths and opportunities during the nursing job fair. The state government pledged to support all candidates selected by these companies and contribute up to Rs.50,000 per candidate for training expenses. The rest of the expense shall be deducted from the candidates’ salaries once they are employed.

Chief Minister Sangma urged the nursing community to consider overseas placements, highlighting the salary ranges from 1.3 lakh to 2 lakh rupees based on skill and experience.

He also emphasized that approximately Rs.80,000 to 1 lakh can be sent back to Meghalaya for their families, making overseas employment an attractive opportunity for the state’s youth.

The Chief Minister expressed confidence that this initiative would create a quality community of Meghalaya residents abroad, contributing significantly to the state’s economy, similar to other states like Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat.

The Meghalaya Skill Development Society, in collaboration with the Labor Department and Health Department, is actively working to ensure the success of this initiative.

The government remains committed to empowering its youth by exploring similar opportunities in sectors like construction, hospitality, BPO, and more.

Also present during the occasion was Minister, Health & Family Welfare, Dr M Ampareen Lyngdoh said, “We need to handhold the enthusiastic citizens of the State who in spite of having acquired the necessary training are still without jobs.” She urged the aspiring nurses seeking employment to sharpen their skills not only in the profession of nurses but learn the technologies being used in the different countries and also expose themselves to the languages of the country of their placement. She further urged HR Agencies to ensure the safety of the nurses in the countries of their employment. Though about a 150 nurses were also present from Garo Hills the Minister informed that a Overseas Nursing Job fair will also be held in Tura to reach out to aspiring nurses from Garo Hills.

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.