The event was attended by Community and Rural Development Minister Sosthenes Sohtun, Umsning MLA Dr. C. Lyngdoh, and several dignitaries.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Tuesday highlighted the urgent need to rationalise Meghalaya’s school system, revealing that 206 schools in the state have zero enrolment and another 2,269 have single-digit enrolment.

Speaking after inaugurating new classrooms at Ri Bhoi Synod College, Umsaitsning—funded under the Chief Minister’s Special Development Fund (CMSDF) 2025–26 at a cost of Rs 23.72 lakh—he said the education sector faces deep-rooted structural challenges that must be addressed holistically.

He pointed out that the government spends about Rs 120 crore on salaries for private colleges and is working to expand rural access through

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