Shillong, Sep 22: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma today handed over 62 sanctions under the Chief Minister’s Special Development Fund (CMSDF) and Chief Minister’s Special Grant (CMSG) at Tura, covering 40 constituencies with a total value of Rs 3.14 crore, comprising 54 CMSDF works and 10 CMSG grants.
Of the 62, 32 are citizens who had met the Chief Minister personally at CM Darbars held in April, May, June and July in Tura and Garo Hills, with petitions converted into sanctions in an average of 105 days, including 11 from July Darbar cleared in under seven weeks. The remaining include 24 cases traced from office records and eight fresh proposals routed through MLAs.
The sanctions will support creation of basic public assets across Garo Hills, including about Rs 90.3 lakh for 18 school buildings, repairs and toilets, Rs 81.5 lakh for 16 roads and pavements, Rs 47 lakh for six community halls and Nokma Kachari buildings, Rs 38.5 lakh for eight retaining walls and check dams, Rs 33.2 lakh for nine culverts, footbridges and sheds, and Rs 23.3 lakh for seven sports and youth initiatives.
Youth and CMSG support includes assistance for Open Inter-School Chess Championship in Ampati, Inter Mahari Football Tournament, youth excursion to Sikkim, exposure trips for Don Bosco Secondary School Chandigre and Dalu GHSS to Darjeeling, participation in World Youth Day 2027 in South Korea, and procurement of musical instruments for local bands.
The works, to be executed by SHGs, School Managing Committees, Sports Associations and Village Committees, include footbridge at Chasingre, CC approach road at Rongkhon Songgital, check dam and gabion wall at Amongpara, box culvert at Kongbangpara, school building for Jesus Blessings English School Sonagre, basketball court at St Andrew Secondary School, building for Babelapara Higher Secondary School, school van for St Alphonsa’s School, community hall at Rimrangpara, CC jeepable road at Chengkurigre and Gongglanggre, culverts at Nepal Chiga stream, retaining wall at Gambal Ading, playground at Rongkemgre and repairs of Adhoc LP School at Asibra.
