Meghalaya MLAs attend ISB workshop in Hyderabad

Shillong: The Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad in association with the government of Meghalaya, conducted the third fully residential Public Policy Workshop for MLAs from Meghalaya.The workshop was organised by the Bharti Institute of Public Policy at ISB along with the Meghalaya Institute of Governance.The speaker of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, Thomas A Sangma, leader of the opposition Ronnie V Lyngdoh, government chief whip Nujorki Sungoh and opposition chief whip Saleng A Sangma, along with 35 members of the Meghalaya legislative assembly and 20 officials of the assembly and Meghalaya Institute of Governance, attended the workshop held on the ISB campus from November 16.“These workshops at ISB would help the Meghalaya MLAs develop innovative entrepreneurship and investment ecosystems in the state. This will also help provide Meghalaya’s youth with new employment opportunities.” an ISB statement said.

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