SHILLONG, Aug 26: A one-day State Conference on ‘Strengthening the Finances and Financial Accountability of Autonomous District Council in Meghalaya’ will be organised at the State Convention Centre here on Monday, by the Meghalaya Institute of Governance (MIG) in collaboration with the Department of Economics, North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU).
The event has been dubbed as a first-of-its-kind initiative to bring together representatives of Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) and the state government along with resource persons to brainstorm on the issues and challenges of local government financing.
District Council Affairs Minister Lahkmen Rymbui will be the chief guest, while Prof VN Alok of the Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, will deliver the keynote address.
Elected members and officials of the District Councils and state government will also participate in the conference.
