Press Releases
Share
Department:
Information & Public Relations Department
Title: Food Security Act a Sustainable Initiative for Achieving Zero Hunger
Press Release Number:
18/05/2026
Description:
Shri D. P. Wahlang, IAS (Retd.), the Chairman of the Meghalaya State Food Commission honoured the event as Chief Guest accompanied by Dr. M. Tyngkan, Member of the Commission, Deputy Commissioner, East Garo Hills District, Senior Officers and Shri. I. W. Ingty, IAS (Retd.), Member Secretary, who were present on the dais.
In his address, Wahlang emphasized the crucial role of the Meghalaya State Food Commission in overseeing the implementation of food security schemes across various departments. This encompasses the Food & Civil Supplies Department which administers the Public Distribution System (PDS), the Education Department which supervises the PMPOSHAN scheme, and the Social Welfare Department responsible for Anganwadi Centres.
Wahlang remarked that “the role of the State Food Commission is to ensure no one in the state experiences starvation or goes without food”
In his address, Wahlang emphasized the crucial role of the Meghalaya State Food Commission in overseeing the implementation of food security schemes across various departments. This encompasses the Food & Civil Supplies Department which administers the Public Distribution System (PDS), the Education Department which supervises the PMPOSHAN scheme, and the Social Welfare Department responsible for Anganwadi Centres.
Wahlang remarked that “the role of the State Food Commission is to ensure no one in the state experiences starvation or goes without food”
Released Date:
18 May 2026
pdf/204.89 KB
