Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma inaugurates new Jengjal sub-division

TURA: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday inaugurated the newly-created Jengjal civil sub-division in the presence of Health and Family Welfare Minister James K Sangma, Government Chief Whip Marcuise N Marak, Chief Adviser to the Chief Minister Thomas A Sangma, Manipur MLA Rameshwar Singh, Deputy Commissioner Swapnil Tembe and other dignitaries on at the Baljek Airport.

On the occasion, the Chief Minister said that with the creation of civil sub-division, the people of the region will now be able to avail different services of the Government and the administration. Recalling the vision of Late PA Sangma to develop the Jengjal area, the Chief Minister said that the present Government is also taking steps to bring development to the people of the region. He also lauded the local MLA and the Health and Family Welfare Minister, James K Sangma, for his efforts to bring development to the region, stated an official communiqué.

Talking about the FOCUS, FOCUS Plus and Progress Mission, the Chief Minister informed that the Government had set a target to touch 4.5 lakh families under FOCUS Plus and on the day Rs 5,000 has been transferred to over 60,000 farmers in the first phase. FOCUS Plus is a programme that the Government intends to do every year to support and transform the lives of the farmers in the State.

Local MLA James K Sangma, while addressing the gathering, expressed gratitude to the Chief Minister for creating the Jengjal sub-division thereby bringing the administration closer to the people of the region. Stating that creation of the sub-division is the beginning, he also informed that various developmental projects will be brought to the people of the region.

On the day, the Chief Minister simultaneously launched the drone station and laid the foundation stone for the state-of-the-art Baljek Integrated Health Complex, distributed FOCUS Plus cards to the Self Help Groups of Garo Hills region, cheques to the cultural societies under Yess Meghalaya, open pollinated seeds to the Integrated Village Cooperative Societies, cheques for different villages under MeghaLife Project for construction of community halls and cheques to the beneficiaries under the Progress Mission.

West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Swapnil Tembe read out the declaration and handed over the Government Notification to the new SDO (C), Leena Daring.

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