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Shillong, December 15,2022:
Press Release
MoU signed for first Cancer Care signed
Shillong, 14th Dec 2022: Agreement for the First Cancer Care was signed today between Government of Meghalaya and Apollo Telehealth Foundation.
Speaking during the occasion, Chief Minister, Conrad K Sangma said Healthcare is something that the State has been facing as a challenge. “It starts from simple thing like a child’s health, a mother’s health , the nutrition of the child and a disease like Cancer which incidentally is also very high in the State,” he said.

He informed that the government has made a lot of investment is huge. “There are numerous challenges in this sector and we have set out on a war footing to address those challenges and the effort is not just from the Health Department but a concerted effort by the government to ensure that Health is given priority,” he said.

The Chief Minister said that the project which is the first in the country is not only important for Meghalaya but it could be a model for the country to follow and replicate. “With the involvement of partners like World Economic Forum and Apollo healthcare this will prove to be path breaking not only in Meghalaya where Cancer is high but also for the rest of the country,” he said. He further urged all stakeholders in the project to keep the larger goal of saving lives in mind. “The motivation and guiding principle should be that every single individual afflicted with cancer can be saved by early diagnosis and giving the right treatment,” he concluded.

The vision of the cancer care projects is to improve the quality of cancer care in all dimensions by harnessing emerging technologies.There would be screening of cancer at the health and wellness centers and a follow up of susceptive and confirmed cases. ASHAs to senior health staff will be given training programs for skilling.Screening diagnosis and treatment will be carried out at NCD clinics with a Pathology Lab at Civil Hospital Shillong.The pilot district under the project is East Khasi 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.