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Meghalaya economy more than doubled since 2018, says Sangma
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Independence Day that the state’s economy had more than doubled since 2018, making it India’s third-fastest-growing state over the past five years. Speaking in…
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Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Independence Day that the state’s economy had more than doubled since 2018, making it India’s third-fastest-growing state over the past five years. Speaking in Shillong, he credited improvements in roads, agriculture, healthcare, education, tourism and sports to government programmes and Centre support.
Sangma said 63,000 hectares of natural forest had been brought under conservation, while more than 25,000 farmers were receiving support for high-value crops. He also cited 3,200 km of roads built in eight years, falling maternal and infant deaths, higher school pass rates, and about 35,000 direct and indirect jobs linked to entrepreneurship schemes. Visitor numbers, he said, rose from around 12 lakh in 2018 to nearly 18 lakh.
The Indian Opinion
The speech presents a sweeping success story, while critics may reduce it to either election publicity or a dispute over growth figures. Both readings are too easy. These are government claims, and the economy’s size, growth ranking, jobs and health gains need independent data rather than applause. The useful test is whether incomes, farm earnings and reliable public services keep improving beyond official programmes, especially in remote districts. Will the next audited figures confirm the claimed doubling?
Source: hindustantimes.com
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