On January 20, 2026, The Governments of Odisha and Meghalaya signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Bhubaneswar (Odisha) to enhance cooperation in Early Childhood Care, Education and Development (ECCED) through inter-state collaboration, focusing on mutual learning and best practice exchange
- What? MoU signed
- Where? In Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- Entities: Government of Odisha and Meghalaya
- Purpose: To enhance cooperation in ECCED
Key Details of the MoU:
Signatories: The MoU was signed by Sampath Kumar, Principal Secretary, Meghalaya, and Ananta Narayan Singh Laguri, Additional Secretary, Women & Child Development, Odisha.
ECCED Focus Areas:
- Nutrition and health interventions for early years.
- Early learning programs and responsive care giving.
- Community engagement and institutional strengthening.
Holistic Childhood Interventions: It covers holistic early childhood interventions, including nutrition, health services, early learning and education, responsive caregiving, community engagement, and institutional capacity building for state officials and frontline workers.
Knowledge Exchange Support: The MoU provides a structured framework which will support knowledge exchange, joint research, exposure visits, documentation of best practices, and training for personnel at various levels.
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