SHILLONG: The state cabinet on Friday notified the formation of Chief Minister’s Taskforce on Economy for the revival of economy post COVID-19.
Speaking to media persons after the cabinet meeting, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said the cabinet was briefed by the planning department and Chief Minister regarding the proposal for constituting the working groups and executive committee of the task force.
The executive committee will be headed by chief minister Conrad Sangma and the members of the committee are Deputy Chief Minister, Minister of Commerce and Industries, Minister of Agriculture, Chief Secretary, Secretary of NEC,
Chairman of Farmer Commission, Prof David R Syiemlieh, Prof Stephen Dercom from Oxford University and Srishir Bajoria, chairman of IIM Shillong among others.
The member secretary of the committee is Vijay Kumar.
According to Tynsong, the committee would have six working groups from different disciplines and the first working group constituted is under Additional Chief Secretary, Rebecca V Suchiang who will look after finance, investment and revenue.
The second working group for infrastructure and labour has been constituted under the chairmanship of principal secretary DP Wahlang.
The third working group would look after the primary sector, agriculture and allied service under the chairmanship of P Shakeel Ahmed while the fourth group will look after rural sector, poverty alleviation and livelihood and it would be headed by Sampath Kumar.
The fifth working group on industries and trade would be headed by MR Synrem while the working group on Tourism Entrepreneurship and Skills would be headed by Vijay Kumar.
“These working groups will nominate and invite experts and they will submit the proposal from the sectors to the executive committee and the recommendations will be taken to the cabinet for final approval,” Tynsong said.
