Overview

• Funded by the state through the Meghalaya Basin Management Agency at a cost of Rs 18.8 crore, the unit is implemented by Sr Rose of the Mendipathar Multipurpose Cooperative Society.
• The facility represents the second centrifuged latex plant in Northeast India and the first in Meghalaya.
• It offers competitive pricing, reduces transport burdens, and aims to eliminate outside middlemen for Garo Hills rubber farmers.
• Construction has commenced on a Rs 23 crore fruit dehydration unit with an annual 7,400-tonne capacity to benefit over 5,000 fruit growers by November 2026.
• These processing initiatives support the government’s target of a $10 billion economy by enhancing value addition and promoting rural entrepreneurship through schemes such as FOCUS and CM Elevate.