SHILLONG, July 4: In a major boon for hundreds of aspiring law students from the state who have to seek admission outside the state, the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government of Conrad K Sangma has cleared a cabinet proposal to establish the state’s first ever National Law University, a project that will come up at a cost of six and a half crore rupees investment.
The decision was made after the state cabinet approved the National Law University of Meghalaya Ordinance, 2022 during its meeting in state capital Shillong on Monday.
Cabinet has approved the National Law University Ordinance 2022. The University will function from a Temporary Campus for initial time & will be moved to a permanent campus with 60 students to be taken yearly.@dpradhanbjp @KirenRijiju pic.twitter.com/ku35wT08hH
— Conrad Sangma (@SangmaConrad) July 4, 2022
Shortly after, while addressing media persons, the Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said, “I am happy to inform you that the cabinet has cleared the ordinance today which means that the National Law University of Meghalaya has been approved. Of course this has to go to the Assembly for final approval but the decision to establish a National Law University has been taken today.”
He informed that the University will be functioning from a temporary campus at the initial stage till a permanent campus is set up. About 60 students will be taken every year.
Sangma said that the financial impact on an annual basis will be approximately Rs 6 ½ crore depending on the assets and different infrastructure created and that the capital expenditure will differ from year to year.
At the same cabinet meeting clearance was given for sanctioned posts to the model degree college at Rongjeng in East Garo Hills district.
The sanction posts approval for Rongjeng college comes a few weeks after another model college, at Patharkhmah, was given similar approval by the state government.
