Overview
- Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma launched the second and final instalment at the District Auditorium in Tura for the 2024–25 academic year.
- Officials said a mechanism agreed with the Centre enabled the advance release despite earlier rules barring pre-funding.
- Authorities expect a short processing window once funds reach Meghalaya Rural Bank, and students were urged to verify Aadhaar linkage to their accounts.
- The government said the timing aims to ensure scholarship amounts appear in beneficiaries’ accounts within a few working days ahead of the Christmas season.
- Sangma flagged near-final reforms for ad hoc and SSA teachers targeted for the next financial year and highlighted youth programmes such as CM Elevate, YESS, PRIME, MGMP, STAR and Hello Meghalaya.