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Meghalaya Human Development Index The State of Meghalaya is situated on the north east of India. It extends for about 300 kilometres in length and about 100 kilometres in breadth. It is bounded on the north by Goalpara, KamrupandNowgong districts, on the east by KarbiAnglong and North Cachar Hills districts, all of Assam, and … Read more
Meghalaya PUBLIC FINANCE And Fiscal Policy The state of Meghalaya, along with all the other states in the NER, has been given special category status by the central government. Special category status is accorded to a state with certain characteristics that necessitate stronger than normal hand-holding by the central government. The predominant characteristics relate … Read more
Meghalaya Food Security Tucked away in the hills of eastern sub-Himalayas is Meghalaya, one of the most beautiful State in the country. Nature has blessed her with abundant rainfall, sun-shine, virgin forests, high plateaus, tumbling waterfalls, crystal clear rivers, meandering streamlets etc. Emergence of Meghalaya as an Autonomous State on 2nd April 1970 and … Read more
Meghalaya Trade & Commerce The basic objective of Economic Reforms was to improve productivity Growth and competitiveness in the Indian manufacturing sector. These reforms were aimed at making Indian manufacturing sector more efficient and technologically up to date, with the expectation that these changes would enable Indian manufacturing sector to achieve higher and sustainable growth. … Read more
Meghalaya Goods and Service Tax: The Meghalaya government introduced in the state assembly, the Meghalaya Goods and Services Tax Bill, 2017. GST will abolish all the Taxation related disputes between the States and this will make Indian economy more strong. It was the highest Tax Reforms of state and centre as well. The Meghalaya government demanded … Read more
Meghalaya Schemes & Projects Megha Health Insurance Scheme (MHIS): The Megha Health Insurance Scheme (MHIS) is being implemented across the state of Meghalaya by the government. The objective of the scheme is to provide financial aid to all the citizens of the state at the time of hospitalization. The policy period of insurance is only … Read more
Meghalaya Planned Development Planned Development: Meaning and Necessity When Independence came, India had a slender industrial base. Millions of her rural people suffered under the weight of a traditional agrarian structure. A long period of economic stagnation, against the background of increasing pressure of Population, followed by the burdens of the Second World War, had … Read more
MEGHALAYA BUDGET 2017-18 The year 2016-17 was marked by two major national policy developments. Firstly, the passage of the Constitutional amendment, paving the way for introduction of the transformational Goods and Services Tax (GST), the objective of which is creating a common Indian market, improve tax compliance and governance and boost Investment and Growth. … Read more
Introduction to Meghalaya economy About Meghalaya: Meghalaya, the Abode of Clouds, is a state in the Northeast region of India. The state has a total area of 22,429 sq km and about one third of the state is under mountain forest cover. Meghalaya has a total Population of 29,66,889, as per the 2011 census. Shillong … Read more