Department of Information and Public Relations

Press Release No. 58/24

DCIC KHLIEHRIAT ORGANIZES 6TH DISTRICT LEVEL INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION

The office of the General Manager, District Commerce & Industries Centre (DCIC), East Jaintia Hills District, Khliehriat today organized a 2-days District Level Industrial Exhibition at Khliehriat East Parking Lot, Khliehriat which was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner, East Jaintia Hills District, Shri A. Baranwal.

Also attending the inaugural function were General Manager, District Commerce and Industries Centre (DCIC), East Jaintia Hills, Shri H.N Kharpuri, Functional Managers, DCIC, Shri G. Pala and Shri P. Suja, District Project Manager (DPM), NRLM East Jaintia Hills District, Shri K. Slong, traditional heads, entrepreneurs and others.

Shri A. Baranwal, Deputy Commissioner, East Jaintia Hills District in his address as Chief Guest of the programme congratulated the office of the General Manager, District Commerce & Industries Centre (DCIC), Khliehriat for providing local entrepreneurs with the opportunity to showcase their skills and talents and expressed satisfaction in seeing citizens of the district coming forward to become entrepreneurs while also taking the occasion to urge upon them to give more thrust and effort in their endeavours in order to enable them to create products which will put stiff competition to products made by entrepreneurs from the other parts of the state.

Additionally, he also stated that the government is committed to provide every possible assistance to promote local entrepreneurs even as he encouraged them to make use of every support system provided by the government to enhance the quality of their products.

Meanwhile, General Manager, District Commerce & Industries Centre (DCIC), East Jaintia Hills, Shri H.N Kharpuri in his speech stated that the objective of the exhibition is to provide an opportunity to local entrepreneurs to showcase their talents and that the exhibition serves as a platform to enable local entrepreneurs to sell their products even as he further stated that the exhibition also acts as a forum for mutual exchange of knowledge, ideas and experiences.

Among others who spoke during the programme include Functional Managers, DCIC, Shri G. Pala & Shri P. Suja and beneficiary under PMEGP, Shri D. Tlang.

After the programme, the dignitaries led by Deputy Commissioner, East Jaintia Hills District, Shri A. Baranwal inspected the 30 stalls put up at the exhibition.

Press Release No. 59/24

FOUNDATION STONE LAYING CEREMONY OF SAWSYMPER PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE

Health & Family Welfare Minister, Dr M Ampareen Lyngdoh today laid a foundation stone for upgrading of Sawsymper Sub- Centre to the Sawsymper Primary Health Centre (PHC) in the presence of Mawsynram MLA, Shri. Ollan Singh Suin, DHS (MI) Dr R Lyngdoh, DMHO East Khasi hills District Dr S.A Lyngdoh and other Officers of the Health & Family Welfare Department at a programme held at the premises of the Sawsymper Sub-Centre HWC, East Khasi Hills District.

Addressing at the occasion Mawsynram MLA, Shri. Ollan Singh Suin expressed his gratitude to Dr Ampareen Lyngdoh who without any hesitation willingly accepted to come for laying the foundation stone for upgrading of Sawsymper Sub-Centre to PHC.

He also said that from time to time he went to her office to discuss, and to remind her of the needs for the constituency. He also said that he is only the voice of the people and everything is up to the Minister to fulfil, and this day our long dream of having a PHC is fulfilled and the peoples of this area will be benefited from this centre.

Speaking at the occasion, Dr M Ampareen Lyngdoh said that the government is committed to ensuring better health services to the people of the region and the PHC is a testimony to the efforts to make quality healthcare accessible to the people both in urban and rural areas as well.

Dr Lyngdoh thanked all the stakeholders involved in making the dream a reality for the people of  Sawsymper  and its adjoining areas, she urged them to keep on working diligently and to maintain teamwork in order to provide the best health services to the public.

She further urged the headmen of all the villages to work hand in hand with the department and also said that the department have some expectation that they should fulfil, like the signing and handing over of land with the village.

She also appreciated the Local MLA who often met her to remind about this program, which is important for the people of this area. She urged all the parents to come forward to this centre for the betterment of their child. The minister assured the people that the government will provide all support relating to manpower, equipment and accommodation for doctors and staff.