Lapang panel’s first meeting on May 20

SHILLONG: Under criticism from various quarters, the DD Lapang-led Committee to empower traditional institutions will hold its first meeting on May 20.
The Under Secretary to Political Department in a statement issued here on Tuesday said that with the composition of the Committee modified and complete with representation from Garo Hills and also adding more women representatives, the rescheduled meeting of the Committee for the institutionalization and empowerment of traditional institutions will be held on  May 20.
Notices for the same will also be issued to all concerned members, the official said, adding that the task to formulate a comprehensive framework in the light of the mandate of the Committee, will be met in right earnest.
The Government also said that though the meeting was first scheduled for April 20, it had to postponed due to unavoidable circumstances.
However, on May 4, due to the urgency of the matter, the Chairman of the Committee, Lapang, who is also the Chief Adviser to the Government of Meghalaya, had formal consultations in his office chamber senior ministers and officials to prepare ground for the consultative meeting of the Committee.The Government said the meeting had suggested the possibility of promulgation of an ordinance by the State Government to provide an immediate relief from the situation.