Tag: Chief Minister Mukul Sangma
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Meghalaya CM inaugurates 40 mw Umtru hydro-electric project
Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma inaugurated the 40 mw Umtru hydro-electric project at Dehal in Ri Bhoi district. Inaugurating the Rs 629 crore project on Thursday, he said the state has various potential areas for power generation and called on the local indigenous people to participate in the process of state building. “Power sector is the …
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January 5, 2018 -
New Umtru power project commissioned in Meghalaya
Power-starved Meghalaya on Thursday Wednesday added 40 MW power by formally commissioning the New Umtru Hydro Electric Project in Ri- Bhoi District bordering Assam. The commissioning of the 2×20 MW power project at Dehal is expected to ease the power deficit in the state. Meghalaya, which was once a power-surplus state, has now become power-deficit. …
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January 5, 2018 -
Meghalaya employees to get revised payscales
The Congress-led Meghalaya United Alliance (MUA) government has announced new payscales for over 11 lakh employees, including school and college teachers, besides 23,000 pensioners. Chief Minister Mukul Sangma announced the revision late on Friday after the cabinet deliberated on the Fifth Meghalaya Pay Commission recommendations. The lowest grade staffer will now draw a basic pay …
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November 18, 2017 -
Meghalaya presents deficit Budget; levies taxes on liquor, tobacco
The cash-strapped Meghalaya government on Wednesday levied fresh taxes on liquor, tobacco, hotels and restaurants, besides Passengers and Goods Tax for internal resource mobilisation. Presenting a Rs 1,236-crore deficit Budget for the 2017-18 Fiscal Year, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said the state's own resources had been adversely affected following the ban on liquor sales near the national …
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March 15, 2017