Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Speaker Thomas A Sangma met with the Bharti Institute of Public Policy (BIPP), Indian School of Business (ISB) team to learn about the progress made on the Meghalaya Legislative Research Fellowship (MLRF).
The fellowship inducted its second Cohort in March this year and is being run in collaboration with the Meghalaya Institute of Governance (MIG). A cohort of 12 legislative fellows was tasked with providing evidence-based research assistance and policy support to the legislators of the state.
The team comprising of Dr Aarushi Jain, Policy Director, Deepti Soni, Associate Director, and Amrita Chakraborty, Project Lead, India Data Portal updated the Speaker about Meghalaya Data Portal (MDP) www.meghalayadataportal.com, a press release today said.
MDP is a sub-set of the India Data Portal (www.indiadataportal.com) and is a significant step towards enhancing data accessibility and promoting evidence-based policymaking.
This open-access platform provides a wealth of interoperable, cleaned, and analysis-ready datasets to a wide range of stakeholders, including researchers, policymakers, academia, journalists, and the general public.
The Speaker discussed the progress made on the Meghalaya Legislative Training programme, a unique leadership training programme for the elected members of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, to strengthen the legislative institution and explore leadership challenges and solutions for policymakers.
The team also met Power Minister Abu Taher Mondal, Education Minister Rakkam A Sangma, as well as members of the Legislative Assembly Subir Marak, Ian Botham K Sangma and Arbinstone B Marak.
The Bharti Institute of Public Policy (BIPP) team is visiting Meghalaya this week to discuss ongoing collaborations between the state government of Meghalaya and the Bharti Institute, ISB, the statement said.
