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Congrad Sangma government will lay new benchmark for development: Governor
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SME Times News Bureau | 17 Mar, 2018
Meghalaya Governor Ganga Prasad on Friday said that the state's new
Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government headed by Conrad Sangma will
embark on many initiatives and programmes in the coming years that will
set a new benchmark for development.
In his address to the
assembly at the start of the budget session, he said that the
government's policies and programmes will be carried forward to lay a
"new benchmark for development and prosperity" and the state would be
able to make rapid strides towards empowering its people in realising
their dreams through collective efforts.
Prasad, who became the
first Governor to address the assembly in Hindi, also listed
achievements of the previous Congress-led Meghalaya United Alliance
government led by Mukul Sangma.
Noting that the internal security
situation has also significantly improved in the state, he praised both
the Meghalaya Police and Central paramilitary forces for their
commendable job despite facing constraints of difficult terrain and poor
communication infrastructure.
He said the government's recent
approach to facilitate surrendered cadres of different militant
organisations to take advantage of a rehabilitation package and
assimilate in the national mainstream by involving the Church and
community leaders with the aid of the district administration and police
have yielded results.
On the vexed inter-state border dispute
with Assam, Prasad said that the areas of differences are being
monitored continuously even as he said that efforts are on to solve
these differences and effective mechanisms at the level of the Chief
Ministers and Chief Secretaries have been created for securing a
permanent solution to the issue.
Noting the situation on the
border remained peaceful due to improved relations with Bangladesh, he
however, said that the state is committed to complete the remaining
fencing at a fast pace "to effectively contain influx of Bangladeshi
nationals and trans-border movement and activities of militants and
anti-social elements".
He also told the assembly that the state
government is also in the process of implementing a new initiative of
creating facilitation centres at various entry and exit points on the
inter-state border with Assam to check the entry of illegal migrants and
other suspicious persons.
Prasad said that special juvenile
police units have been set up in all district headquarters, while the
Special Superintendent of Police, CID has been notified as Nodal Officer
on trafficking of women and childre.
He said that 181 Women
Helpline is functional, a track the missing child portal has been set
upand one stop crisis centre has been set up at Ganesh Das Hospital here
for victims of sexual assault.
The Governor also said that two
externally-aided projects, namely, the Community Led Eco-System
Management Project for micro-sheds not covered under Integrated
Watershed Management Programme to reverse progressive deforestation,
unscientific quarrying and mining and stabilize critically important
hydrological service at village level and the Integrated Transport
Sector Development Project for Improvement of Livelihood and Empowerment
of Women in Remote Tribal Areas for road connectivity have been cleared
by the Central government for implementation in the state.
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