The Second Annual Conference of the Democratic Youth Federation of India, Shillong unit, was held here recently.
A seminar on ‘‘Unemployment and Industrialisation Problems in Meghalaya’’, with Dr. Saumen Sen on chair, was held where a keynote paper was presented by Mr K. P. Sarma. The seminar discussed about the growing rural unemployment problem in Meghalaya and vehemently criticised the indifferent attitude of the Government towards the problem. The seminar called upon the Government to distribute cultivable land to the landless peasant, to undertake an immediate cadastral survey of land, acceleration of industrialisation process depending on the locally available resources.
The presidium consisted of Mr Subhas Saha, Mr L.R. Das and Mr Promode Bora presided over the delegate session which was inaugurated by Mr Moneswar Barman, Central Committee member and President of Assam State Committee, DYFI. .