Shillong, Nov 10: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma today laid the foundation stones for the administrative complex of Rongjeng Civil Sub Division and for the Nengkhra to Gittim road.
The administrative complex will bring all sub-divisional offices under one roof for easier access to government services, while the road will improve connectivity for villages in the Rongjeng area.
Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said visible change had come to East Garo Hills and across Meghalaya over the last eight years, with long-pending works such as civil sub-divisions, block offices, schools and roads now being completed.
He said construction of the Additional Secretariat in Tura has begun and once completed, people will not need to travel to Shillong for key government work. He said the new Secretariat in Shillong is expected to be completed by October-November 2027 and Meghalaya is building the biggest football stadium in the country in Shillong.
On the GHADC, he said the demand that only tribals should contest and vote in Council elections is genuine, as the Council was created to protect tribal rights.
Appreciating the students of Rongjeng for their rendition of the National Anthem, he announced a donation of Rs 3 lakh for purchase of musical instruments.
In Tura, the Chief Minister attended the CM Skills Mission programme and distributed MTabs to 160 Class XII students, start-up toolkits to 259 trained beneficiaries across seven trades, and handed over CM Mother & Baby Care Kits to 30 mothers from three Urban PHCs.
He also felicitated 18 students who qualified in SSC GD and MTET under Sampurna Shiksha Kavach.
MLAs, Dr. Mehtab C A Sangma and Sanjay A Sangma also attended the felicitation programme.
