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8 June_EDIT (Loan Waiver (Massive investment needed in (Irrigation, Water…
8 June_EDIT
Shillong violence
WhatsApp aggravated
Local issue b/w native Khasi tribe and Sikh settlers
Issue settled but fake message on WA of person dying fueled tension
Demands of eviction of Sikh settlers
Sikhs brought as manual scavengers by British 150 years ago
Economic issues
Shillong has grown into unplanned city
Zoning regulation reforms needed
Discontent leading to scapegoating of non-tribal long-time residents
Signal of non-inclusive politics
DESPITE
80% reservation for tribes (Garo, Khasi, Jaintia)
Violent targeting of Bengali community (in 1979) & Nepalis (in 1987)
Meghalaya has among
highest urban unemployment rates
(13.4%) (
Labour Bureau Report
)
WAY OUT?
Civil society leaders need to
forge
a more
inclusive vision
of State's
demographics
Loan Waiver
Less fiscal space for public expenditure in agriculture
Massive investment needed in
Irrigation
Water conservation
Better storage facilities
Market connectivity
Ensuring MSP for crops
Agricultural research
Competitive populism
Possible solutions
Uninterrupted water/ electricity supply
Quality seeds at subsidized rates
Fertilizers at nominal rates
Storage & mktng facilities
Modern techniques: Organic farming/ drip irrigation