Meghalaya Govt inks MoU with NLSIU for fellowship program

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaApril 4, 2022

Minister-in-charge of Law, James PK Sangma facilitated the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday for the PA Sangma Fellowship for Legal and Policy Research between the Government of Meghalaya and National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru.

Through this partnership, the fellowship will allow students of NLSIU for undertaking research activities in Meghalaya, providing a holistic experience on the current challenges of law and policy on ground.

Further, the partnership will also provide capacity building programs and training for Law Officers and other departments of the government.

“Starting from research and consultations to implementation and monitoring, governance is indeed a long process,” said Sangma at the event.

“This will be a great learning experience for the fellows because the transition they would have made from the classroom environment to understanding the ground realities of law and policy in implementation, is something which is important,” he said.

Dr. Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice Chancellor of NLSIU, also highlighted the need for providing greater exposure to students, which will allow them to gain a practical and grounded experience for the future.

“We often have many ideas which we discuss. But I am highly encouraged by the fact that the Meghalaya government and Shri James Sangma have taken active steps to translate important ideas into action,” Dr. Krishnaswamy said.

“Such steps are important in bringing vibrance to the environment of education because it allows educational institutes to engage practically with the government on important policy matters,” he added.

Shri Cyril V. Diengdoh, Secretary Law Department, Government of Meghalaya, Dr. Nigam Nuggehalli, Registrar NLSIU and Dr. Sony Pellissery, Course Director Institute of Public Policy, were also present at the event.