TURA: A state level meeting on socio-economic and population census of the Hajongs of Meghalaya was held this week at Sapthoka’s Hajong Cultural cum Museum Centre of South West Garo Hills District by the recently created United Hajong Community Development Organization.
This organization was formed in August, last year, with an aim to strengthen the community specially on social and cultural development, education and skill development, employment and economic growth, among others.
Chaired by its president, Mr Bakul Hajong, the United Hajong Community Development Organization discussed the ongoing comprehensive data based socio-economic and population census of the Hajong community in the state of Meghalaya covering all Hajong inhabitated areas which was started from April, this year.
Members of the organization, during the meeting, adopted a resolution and constituted a census committee to guide the census workers and complete the task as per the designated time schedule for final declaration.
The selected census committee members are Bakul Hajong as its chairman and ten others as vice-chairman, namely Amal Hajong, Dharani Hajong, Kamal Hajong, Rupayan Hajong, Roma Kanta Hajong, Falgun Hajong, Dharmeswar Hajong, Santosh Hajong, Bhabani Hajong and Jagadish Hajong.
