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Meghalaya Launches Fellowship Program to Drive District-Level Education Reforms
- •Meghalaya inducted its first batch of young professionals under the Chief Minister Leadership in Education and Development Fellowship.
- •Fellows will be placed across all 12 districts to support the design coordination and implementation of priority education initiatives.
- •The state-led initiative aims to bridge the gap between policy decisions and ground realities faced by students and teachers.
- •Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma urged fellows to visit at least one school weekly and submit honest assessments of conditions.
- •Fellows were encouraged to mobilise community support and embrace field postings in remote areas as opportunities for public service.
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The Chief Minister’s Leadership in Education and Development (CMLEAD) Fellowship is a state-led initiative that places skilled young professionals in all 12 districts of Meghalaya to support education reforms and bridge the gap between policy decisions and ground realities.
Fellows are required to work with Samagra Shiksha, DERT, and district education offices, while visiting at least one school every week to submit an honest assessment of conditions such as buildings, toilets, furniture, and learning quality.
The Meghalaya government implemented the Umbrella Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Tribe students, funded by the Centre and state contributions, with disbursements processed through a Single Nodal Agency system using direct benefit transfers.
