SHILLONG: The Governor, Tathagata Roy on his maiden address on the first day of the Budget session of Meghalaya Assembly highlighted the success of the border haats.
He said with the success of implementation of the Border Haats at Kalaichar, West Garo Hills District and Balat, East Khasi Hills District, the Indian government and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh had approved the setting up of four more new Border Haats along the Indo-Bangla International border.
RTI act
The Meghalaya State Information Commission oversees the implementation of the Right to Information Act, 2005 in the entire state. The Governor informed that a total of 5231 requests were received by Public Information Officers till the end of September, 2018.
Out of these, 5150 requests were disposed of by the PIOs which is about 98.45 per cent, 81 requests were rejected or deemed to have been refused by the PIOs and disciplinary action under the Act was taken against 6 PIOs and the Commission received 17 appeals and complaints.
Prisons
Speaking about the function of prisons, Roy said to strengthen the security of the jail, CCTVs for the existing four jails in the state was under process> except at Shillong District Jail where It has already been installed in Shillong District jail
He added that E-Prisons software was launched at the three district jails in the state, except at Tura and Williamnagar Jail where it would be launched soon. The prison website would also be launched.
National Games
With the state set to host the 39th National Games 2022, the Governor said plans were already on the way to ensure the Games were conducted successfully and various committees had been notified and the draft master plan was being prepared.
For PWDs
Under the Scheme of Implementation of Persons with Disabilities Act (SIPDA), 50 websites have been made accessible to Persons with Disabilities and 65 government buildings have been provided with ramps.
