Shilllong, Sept. 5 -- Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday to discuss several critical issues affecting the state's administration and cultural identity.

During the meeting, Sangma pressed for the creation of a separate All India Services (AIS) cadre for Meghalaya, which currently shares a joint Assam-Meghalaya cadre. He said a dedicated cadre would ensure that the state has officers focused solely on its governance, improving administrative efficiency and accountability.

The Chief Minister also urged the Centre to include Khasi and Garo languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, noting that the Meghalaya Assembly had passed a resolution and multiple memoranda had been submitted...