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Golden Jubilee Celebrations

The North Eastern state of Meghalaya, will be celebrating its 50th year of Statehood on 21st January 2022.

21 January 2022

The
Hill State Movement

About the Hill State Movement A Timeline of the Movement

The state of Meghalaya was carved out of Assam as an autonomous state in April 1970 and was declared a full-fledged state on 21st January 1972. This momentous occasion is celebrated every year as the Statehood Day for the state and on 21st January 2022, Meghalaya will celebrate its 50th Statehood Day. In this context, Government of Meghalaya wishes to implement a Grand Event to commemorate the Golden Jubilee Celebration to mark Meghalaya’s 50th Statehood Anniversary.

Inauguration of Meghalaya as a separate state by Indira Gandhi, the 3rd prime minister of India.

Features & Highlights

Inauguration of Meghalayan age store

Meghalayan Age - The Store was Inaugurated by Hon’ble Union Minister of Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal in the presence of Hon’ble Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Shri Conrad K Sangma

SIAL India

The SIAL 2021 was officially inaugurated today the 9th of December 2021 at New Delhi, with Meghalaya being it’s state partner.

Umngot River Festival 2021

The Umngot River was the location for the Umngot River Festival that was hosted by Dept. of Sports and Youth Affairs in collaboration with the Dept. of Arts and Culture at Shnong Pdeng, Dawki on the 3rd of December 2021.

Daniel Syiem’s Ethnic Fashion House celebrated their 10th Anniversary

From the Archives

This short film prepared by the Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Government of Meghalaya beautifully documents the Hill State Movement in our State. This is a befitting tribute to our leaders and visionaries whose commitment to the interest of our people inspired them to come together to fight for a separate State which eventually gave birth to Meghalaya in 1972.

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