Meghalaya Shifts Japan Nurse Training to Shillong as 37 Remit Rs 5 Crore a Year

Overview

• In Shillong, a six-month Japanese language course launched with 86 enrollees taught by two Japanese tutors.
• Training that earlier took place in Bengaluru will now be conducted locally to expand capacity for new cohorts.
• Nurses already employed in Japanese hospitals send about Rs 1 lakh per month each, adding up to roughly Rs 5 crore annually.
• Officials set N3 proficiency as the next target to broaden job roles and raise earnings from current N4 levels.
• Recruitment and training are being run with ASEAN Group and MSSDS under a deliberate, long-term collaboration with Japan.