Tura, Sept 09: The 65th Foundation Day celebrations of the Tura Government College was filled with fanfare as a host of luminaries descended onto the college premises at Tura to mark the momentous event.
The list of distinguish guest included the Speaker of Meghalaya Assembly Thomas A. Sangma as the chief guest; PHE Minister Marcuise N. Marak, Education Minister Rakkam A. Sangma; Advisor to Education Department, H. M. Shangpliang; and Ambrose Ch. Marak, Secretary, Education Department.
Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma could not attend the event due to his prior commitment for the G20 Summit at New Delhi.
In a heartfelt speech, Education Minister Rakkam A Sangma saluted his teachers as he reminisced his days in the College. He also talked at length about the NEP 2020 and its benefits to the students, who will have multi-disciplinary courses to choose from and an array of skills sets to pick during their 4 years.
On his part, Speaker Thomas A. Sangma acknowledged the immense contribution of the college to the society, and expressed his profound gratitude to the founding members of the college who had the foresight and acted upon it to meet the needs of the youth of Garo Hills at a time when the region was seen as the most backward.
On the occasion, the families of the founding members of the Tura Government College were presented with mementos of appreciation for their contribution.
Tura Government College was established on 9th September 1958 to meet the aspirations of the youth of the region for attaining higher education. The College was born out of the far sighted and clear vision of some of the prominent citizens of Garo Hills like Shri Mody K. Marak, Shri Harrison W. Momin, Shri Rangam G. Momin, Shri Ranjit S. Marak, Shri Suresh Das, Shri Dolbir Lohar, Shri Rabilal Jaisi, and Smt. Sodini G. Momin who under the patronage of Capt. Williamson A. Sangma, the first Chief Minister of Meghalaya, were the visionary leaders who founded the college and worked for the benefit and future development of its people.
The college was provincialized in July 1967 by Government of Assam and after Meghalaya became a full fledged state in 1972. The college is currently affiliated to North Eastern Hill University.
Located at the heart of the calm and peaceful town of Tura, the College has a sprawling campus with a spacious playground, a basketball court, hostel accommodation for boys and girls and few residential quarters for faculty members.
Since its inception, the college has served its purpose of providing quality higher education for the people of Garo Hills.
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