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1. Meghalaya
T H E A B O D E O F
C L O U D S

2. Meghalaya History-
• Meghalaya meaning "abode of clouds";
from Sanskrit megha, "cloud" + ā-laya, "abode") is
a state in northeastern India.
• Meghalaya was formed by carving out two
districts from the state of Assam: the United Khasi
Hills and Jaintia Hills, and the Garo Hills on 21
January 1972. Meghalaya was previously part of
Assam, but on 21 January 1972, the districts of
Khasi, Garo and Jaintia Hills became the new
state of Meghalaya.

3. Meghalaya
Geography-
• Meghalaya is one of the Seven
Sister States of northeast India.
The state of Meghalaya is
mountainous, with stretches of
valley and highland plateaus, and
it is geologically rich. It consists
mainly of Archean rock formations.
These rock formations contain rich
deposits of valuable minerals like
coal, limestone, uranium and
sillimanite.

4. Meghalaya
Religion-
• Meghalaya is one of three states in India to have a
Christian majority. About 75% of the population
practices
Christianity with Presbyterians, Baptists, Church of
God, and Catholics the more common
denominations.[43] The religion of the people in
Meghalaya is closely related to their ethnicity. Close
to 90% of the Garo tribe and nearly 80% of the Khasi
are Christian, while more than 97% of the Hajong,
98.53% of the Koch, and 94.60% of the Rabha tribes
are Hindu

5. Meghalaya Languages-
• English is the official language of the
state.[49] The most spoken languages in
Meghalaya are Khasi (33.82%)
and Garo (31.60%) followed
by Pnar (10.69%), Bengali (6.44%), Nepali (
1.85%), War (1.73%), Hindi (1.62%), Hajon
g (1.40%) and Assamese (1.34%).

6. Meghalaya Economy-
• Meghalaya is predominantly an agrarian economy.
Agriculture and allied activities engage nearly two-
thirds of the total workforce in Meghalaya. However,
the contribution of this sector to the State's NSDP is
only about one-third. Agriculture in the state is
characterised by low productivity and unsustainable
farm practices. Despite the large percentage of the
population engaged in agriculture, the state imports
food from other Indian states. Infrastructural
constraints have also prevented the economy of the
state from creating high-income jobs at a pace
commensurate with that of the rest of India.

7. Meghalaya
Agriculture-
• Meghalaya is basically an agricultural
state with about 80% of its population
depending entirely on agriculture for their
livelihood. Nearly 10% of the
geographical area of Meghalaya is under
cultivation. Agriculture in the state is
characterised by limited use of modern
techniques, low yields, and low
productivity. As a result, despite the vast
majority of the population being engaged
in agriculture, the contribution of
agricultural production to the state's GDP
is low, and most of the population
engaged in agriculture remain poor. A
portion of the cultivated area is under the
traditional shifting agriculture known
locally as Jhum cultivation.
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8. Meghalaya
Education
Infrastructure-
• Meghalaya had a literacy rate of
62.56 as per the 2001 census and is
the 27th most literate state in India.
This increased to 75.5 in 2011. As of
2006, the state had 5851 primary
schools, 1759 middle schools, and
655 higher secondary schools
respectively. In 2008, 518,000
students were enrolled in its primary
schools, and 232,000 in upper
primary schools. The state monitors
its school for quality, access,
infrastructure and teachers training
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9. Meghalaya Health
Infrastructure-
• The state has 13 state government dispensaries, 22
community health centres, 93 primary health centres, 408
sub-centres. There were 378 doctors, 81 pharmacists,
337 staff nurses and 77 lab technicians as of 2012. A
special program has been launched by the state
government for the treatment of tuberculosis, leprosy,
cancer and mental diseases. Though there has been a
steady decline in the death rate, improvement in life
expectancy and an increase in health infrastructure, about
42.3% of the state's population is still uncovered by health
care, according to the status paper prepared by the
Health Department.

10. Meghalaya
Culture-
• The people of Meghalaya are known to
be hospitable, cheerful and friendly.
Traditionally, the Khasis believe that
their religion is God given and is based
on the belief of one supreme God, the
creator 'U BleiNongthaw' A Khasi is a
deeply religious person, who has an
intense love of life.

11. Meghalaya-
Festival
• Wangala Festival of Meghalaya is
a most popular festival among the
Garos of Meghalaya, India.
Wangala Festival is a harvest
festival held in honour of Saljong,
the Sun-god of fertility. The
celebration of the Wangala
Festival marks the end of a period
of toil, which brings good output of
the fields.

12. Meghalaya Tourism-
• Meghalaya has some of the thickest primary forests in the
country and therefore constitutes one of the most important
ecotourism circuits in India. The Meghalaya subtropical forests
support a vast variety of flora and fauna. Meghalaya has 2
National Parks and 3 Wildlife Sanctuaries.
• Meghalaya also offers many adventure tourism opportunities in
the form of mountaineering, rock climbing, trekking, and
hiking, caving (spelunking) and water sports. The state offers
several trekking routes, some of which also afford an
opportunity to encounter rare animals. The Umiam Lake has a
water sports complex with facilities such as rowboats,
paddleboats, sailing boats, cruise-boats, water-scooters, and
speedboats.

13. -A Presentation by Siddharth Kori