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Villages under new Diengpasoh Police Station

For public convenience and better administration, The Government of Meghalaya has created a new Police Station at Diengpasoh in East Khasi Hills which will be known as Diengpasoh Police Station. With the setting up of this new Police Station the areas falling under its jurisdiction will no longer be under the Rynjah Police Station.  The villages under the new Diengpasoh Police Station shall include Sohlaper, Mawiong, Ummir, Mawsharoh, Mawthumthum, Ryngksaw, Diengpasoh, Jaroit, Mawkhanu, Mynriang and Nonghali.

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 Abu Taher Mondal 

He is an engineer consultant by profession who got elected to the legislative Assembly in 1998 contesting as an independent candidate. He got re-elected again in the 2008 election before joining congress in the 2013 and went on to be appointed as the speaker on 11^th March the same year. Apart from being the speaker he also holds various prominent post including minster of health and family welfare, Taxation, Information and technology, Fisheries, Science and Technology, weight and measures, power, excise, Transport, Information and Public Relation.  He is currently contesting from Phulbari constituency. Abu Taher Mondal was the first non-tribal Speaker of Meghalaya

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SDRC review Meeting at Nongpoh

The State Development Reforms Commission (SDRC) on 19^th September organised a review meeting with departments including the District Commerce and Industries Centre, District Social Welfare Officer, District Child Protection Officer, Child Development Project Officer, Special Juvenile Police Unit, Divisional Forest Officer (Social Forestry), Executive Engineer PHE, Executive Engineer PWD (R), District Horticulture Officer, Superintendent of Fisheries, District Medical & Health Officer, District Rural Development Agency etc, in the DRDA conference hall in Nongpoh.

The meeting were chaired by members representing the commission including Mr. Sengman R. Marak, Co-chairman, Mr. Suraj Prakash Thapa, Co-chairman, Dr. Fenela Lyngdoh Nonglait, Non-official member and Mr. F.M. Dopth, MCS, Member Secretary and others where each department had a presentation of their schemes which was followed by interaction and suggestion by the commission. Besides discussion field visit and inspection of some of the scheme implemented by various district offices also took place.

During the meeting discussion on budget provision of current financial year, functioning, programmes and activities of the different government offices in the district, state and central scheme being taken up by various departments, Act and rules implemented while executing of different scheme and project were discussed.

Besides listening to the grievances, the commission also assured that intimation to the government of the difficulties faces by them and proposed rectification if any. Suggestions were also made to the head of the district offices during the meeting while dealing with the scheme and projects for the success in the implementation and the overall benefit of the people of the district.

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A Digital Financial Literacy Camp

A Digital Financial Literacy Camp was conducted by Financial Literacy Centre, Nongstoin at Kynroh Community Hall, Mawthungper Village in West Khasi Hill District.

The Camp was attended by Shri Rajiv Sharma, Chief Manager (CSCM), RBO, Shillong Rural and 30 Villages Headmen and Secretary of the adjoining villages. Chief Manager & LDM, SBI Lead Bank Office and his FLC Team

The objectives of the camp was to impart knowledge on financial planning, inculcate saving habits, and improve the understanding of financial products leading to effective use of financial services by the common man. The awareness programme was conducted as per RBI guidelines using standardized financial literacy material of RBI, covering the topics on KYC, Exercise Credit Discipline, Go digital using *99#,Go digital on the UPI platform and Grievances redressers system. The resource person also discuss on PMJDY Schemes, Prime Minister Social Security Schemes and PMSBY, PMJJBY & APY in details to enlighten the general public.

The facilitator of the Camp, Sunjuk Nongsynshar Shnong Lai Lyngdoh Area (SNSLLA) appealed to the State Bank of India Officials for setting up of bank branch at Kynroh for the benefits of 30 villages adjoining to Mawthungkper village.