New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday presented a comprehensive roadmap to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan aimed at improving the state’s Performance Grading Index (PGI), while admitting that Meghalaya has remained at the bottom of the rankings for the last three years. During the meeting in Delhi, Sangma said the Education Department had identified critical gaps in learning outcomes and initiated structural reforms to address long-standing sy…
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Shillong, May 22 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Friday reiterated his government’s commitment to “people-centric governance and participatory development”, stating that direct engagement with citizens is essential to ensure developmental programmes and urban infrastructure projects address the actual needs of the people.Addressing residents during the “MLA Connect” programme at Matchikolgre in Tura town, Sangma said the government is committed to transforming Tura …
Shillong, May 22 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Friday laid the foundation stones for more than Rs 150 crore worth of urban infrastructure projects in Tura, aimed at transforming the town into a modern commercial, cultural and tourism hub ahead of the 39th National Games in 2027. The projects include redevelopment of the Najing Bazar area, construction of a multi-level car parking and cinema complex at Dakopgre, and refurbishment of the SMELC building along with an Art and C…
Shillong, May 22 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Friday said education remains central to the state’s vision of inclusive and holistic development, asserting that economic growth becomes meaningful only when it positively impacts every citizen.Addressing a gathering after laying the foundation stone for the new building of PASF-Abong Noga College and inaugurating its conference hall in Tura, CM Sangma said Meghalaya is among the fastest-growing economies in the country, wit…
Shillong, May 22 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma has said that skill development programmes must go beyond training and provide practical support systems to ensure employment and self-reliance among youth, as he attended the Skillerate 2026 programme in Tura. The programme, organised by the Department of Labour, Employment and Skill Development in collaboration with the CM Skills Mission and the Meghalaya State Skill Development Society (MSSDS), saw the distribution of work orde…
Shillong, May 21 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Thursday stressed the need for outcome-oriented, technology-driven and citizen-centric policing, saying that the real measure of success for the police force lies not in recruitment numbers or infrastructure expansion, but in improved public safety and reduction in crime. Addressing the Senior Superintendents of Police and Commandants of Police (SSP–COs) Conference 2026 at the Tree House in West Garo Hills district, Chief Min…
Shillong, May 19 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Tuesday said the state’s youth are “second to none” and asserted that investments in young people should be seen not as expenditure but as the foundation for the state’s future growth and transformation. Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the newly relocated 41 Meghalaya Battalion NCC complex at Cherangre in Tura, the Chief Minister said the National Cadet Corps plays a crucial role in shaping disciplined, confiden…
Shillong, May 18 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday said that the National People’s Party-led government has consistently placed people at the centre of its development agenda, while accusing politically motivated groups of spreading misinformation and trying to take credit for the government’s achievements. Addressing a public event in Damas in North Garo Hills district, Sangma said a section of people was using social media platforms to circulate “fake news” …
Shillong, May 18 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister, Conrad K. Sangma, on Monday announced the postponement of the Meghalaya Teacher Eligibility Test (MTET), which was earlier scheduled to be held on May 29, following appeals from teachers engaged in multiple national duties, including Census and SIR-related assignments.Addressing a public programme in Damas in North Garo Hills district, the Chief Minister said a delegation of teachers had recently met him and expressed concerns over the difficulti…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Friday said the state’s economy has doubled over the last five years, as he highlighted Meghalaya’s rapid infrastructure expansion and investment potential at the curtain raiser of the North East India Infrastructure Summit and Exhibition 2026 in the national capital. The curtain-raiser event, organised at Meghalaya House in New Delhi, outlined the roadmap for the two-day North East India Infrastructure Summit and Exhibiti…