Shillong (Meghalaya), Nov 25: The Governments of Meghalaya and Telangana have signed a landmark tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen state-to-state collaboration on human development and government innovation. The MoU was signed on Nov 22, 2025, at the Telangana–NorthEast Connect Festival in Hyderabad.
The partnership establishes a Human Development Exchange between the two states, focusing on sharing field-tested innovations, data-driven tools, and facilitation processes that strengthen citizen-state relationships. It will include structured exposure visits for government functionaries and community leaders, joint learning labs on themes like maternal and child health, social protection, early childhood and adolescent development, women’s collectives and livelihoods, as well as co-created guidelines for frontline teams working with the poorest and most vulnerable households.
The collaboration builds on Meghalaya’s ongoing Human Development Leadership Programme (HDLP), launched in 2024 under the State Human Development Council (HDC) chaired by the Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma. HDLP brings together multi-disciplinary block teams from Health, Education, Social Welfare and Community & Rural Development departments to conduct joint field visits to the most vulnerable households and break barriers that prevent access to public services and awareness.
By shifting governance from desk-based reviews to human-first, field-based engagement, HDLP aims to strengthen trust between citizens and the state and foster public service motivation among frontline functionaries at all levels. The partnership seeks to demonstrate how collaborative governance and knowledge exchange can accelerate progress on human development outcomes for mothers, children and the most vulnerable citizens in India.
