Tura, June 22 -- In a decisive push to empower grassroots communities and strengthen rural livelihoods, the Meghalaya government has initiated the disbursement of nearly Rs. 19 crore in financial grants to Producer Groups under its flagship FOCUS (Farmers' Collectivisation for Upscaling Production and Marketing Systems) programme across the state, an official said on Sunday.
Of this, a significant Rs 8 crore has been disbursed to over 4,600 Producer Groups in Garo Hills alone, marking a major milestone in the state's mission to make rural economies more self-reliant.
The announcement was made during the foundation stone laying ceremony for the Additional Secretariat Complex in Tura, a historic move towards decentralising governance, wh...