Rongjeng Civil Sub Division inaugurated after a struggle of five years

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaNovember 11, 2022

The word Rongjeng all started a village then expanded to a name of Assembly Constituency then as name of Community & Rural Development Block and now finally as a Civil Sub Division.

Thus now one can be in Rongjeng Village under Rongjeng Constituency within Rongjeng Block under Rongjeng Civil Sub Division.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday inaugurated the Rongjeng Civil Sub – Division in East Garo Hills in presence of Deputy Speaker Timothy D Shira, MLA Jim Sangma, Thomas A Sangma, Brening Sangma, Rupert Momin and Pongseng Marak.

The demand for creation of Rongjeng Civil Sub-Division has been pending for over four decades. In 2017, the Administrative Unit was created at Rongjeng, which has been upgraded as Civil Sub Division on Friday vide notification from the Governor.

The new Sub – Division will have administrative control over Rongjeng C&RD block, with at least 180 plus villages within it.

Speaking on the occasion, local MLA Jim Sangma recalled Late Purno Sangma who strongly advocate for creation of Rongjeng Civil Sub Division.

“Happy to fulfill the long pending needs of the people”, the Chief Minister said while dedicating the new subdivision to the people.

It is the endeavour of the MDA government to bring administration closer to the people, Sangma informed that they are planning to upgrade many more blocks and sub divisions so that people can avail the services.

Chief Minister informed that Meghalaya has been performing well in different sectors including MGNREGS implementation, where the annual spending has increased to Rs 1600 cr.

“In comparison to States like Nagaland and Manipur the spending under MGNREGS is about Rs 600 – 700 cr while Meghalaya’s spending has been very high. This is the result of how our government has ensured better implementation of the programme,” he added.

Talking elaborately about Focus and Focus plus, the Chief Minister said that the Government has envisioned to ensure financial stability amongst the farming communities and it is the commitment of the government to ensure that the programme continues for the next 10 years.