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Title: Chief Minister Addresses at the District Talent Event 2026 under SPARK Meghalaya at Tura
Press Release Number:
02/09/2026
Description:
Addressing students, teachers and parents, the Chief Minister said the State has invested substantially in academic and physical infrastructure, but SPARK represents a different kind of investment, in the human capabilities that allow a young person to make use of everything built for them.
“A student may know an answer perfectly well and still struggle to ask a question, explain an idea, work within a group, face an interview or recover from a failure. These things rarely show up on a mark sheet, yet they shape how far a young person goes in life,” he said.
Sharing his personal experience, the Chief Minister said he himself had moments of nervousness speaking in public and did not have the kind of confidence that youngsters are showing today on stage. “We did not have programmes like SPARK to train and guide us,” he said, congratulating Team SPARK and Avenues.
The Chief Minister informed that SPARK began in 2024 as a small pilot covering 5,143 students across 25 government schools in all 12 districts, with 73 percent girls. The programme was later supported through Ministry of Education’s SSA funding across 28 campuses reaching more than 8,000 students and was recognised by the Ministry as a Best NEP Practice
“A student may know an answer perfectly well and still struggle to ask a question, explain an idea, work within a group, face an interview or recover from a failure. These things rarely show up on a mark sheet, yet they shape how far a young person goes in life,” he said.
Sharing his personal experience, the Chief Minister said he himself had moments of nervousness speaking in public and did not have the kind of confidence that youngsters are showing today on stage. “We did not have programmes like SPARK to train and guide us,” he said, congratulating Team SPARK and Avenues.
The Chief Minister informed that SPARK began in 2024 as a small pilot covering 5,143 students across 25 government schools in all 12 districts, with 73 percent girls. The programme was later supported through Ministry of Education’s SSA funding across 28 campuses reaching more than 8,000 students and was recognised by the Ministry as a Best NEP Practice
Released Date:
02 Sep 2026
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