Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday, while asserting that education has been the top priority of the present government, said the budget in the education sector has witnessed a massive jump in the last few years.

Highlighting the government’s education initiatives since 2018, Sangma said that education has been a priority sector of the government and noted that over the past few years, the education budget had increased from Rs 2,000 crores to Rs 3,500 crores annually, making it the highest in the state. He added that this investment was beginning to show the transformation the government desired.

On holistic education, the Chief Minister emphasised, “Education is not just about books or degrees, it is about building character. It instils discipline, faith, patri

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