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Every issue of the PRIME Meghalaya newsletter since 2022 — programme milestones, entrepreneur stories, and ecosystem round-ups, viewable in the browser or downloadable as PDF.
Government of Meghalaya
Publications
Every issue of the PRIME Meghalaya newsletter since 2022 — programme milestones, entrepreneur stories, and ecosystem round-ups, viewable in the browser or downloadable as PDF.
January - March, 2026
Quarterly newsletter of PRIME Meghalaya covering January–March 2026, including Meghalaya's recognition at National Startup Day 2026, the CMECC 6.0 onboarding of 75 startups and Cohort 5 graduation, the Meghalaya Spice Festival at BKC Mumbai, AAHAR 2026 and the Meghalaya Store launch in Delhi, plus trainings, MoU signings, and entrepreneur achievements.
October - December, 2025
Quarterly newsletter of PRIME Meghalaya covering Oct-Dec 2025 activities: participation in the Tamil Nadu Global Startup Summit, IITF 2025 in New Delhi, the 26th Hornbill Festival, IIT Bombay's 21st E-Summit, and the CM's E-Championship Challenge 6.0 pitch orientations, plus trainings, external events, and entrepreneur achievements including a National Award from the President of India.
July - September, 2025
Quarterly newsletter of PRIME Meghalaya covering July–September 2025 activities: the RuralPreneur 2025 inauguration by CM Conrad K. Sangma, the Community Immersion Program (CIP) 2025 launch at IIM Shillong, Origins Meghalaya with Courtyard by Marriott, CMECC 6.0 promotion road shows across districts, bootcamps, EDPs, Mentor's Clinics, and entrepreneur achievements.
August, 2025
August 2025 issue of the PRIME Meghalaya newsletter covering entrepreneurship programmes: an EDP at Dangar village, a Faculty Development Programme visit to Roka Cane and Bamboo Works, capacity building for traditional healers, the inauguration of RuralPreneur 2025 by CM Conrad K. Sangma, and CMECC 6.0 promotion road shows across districts.
July, 2025
This issue covers PRIME Meghalaya's July 2025 activities, including the Entrepreneurship Development Program Phase I at Byrnihat, an Export Readiness & Supply Chain Management workshop at the PRIME Startup Hub Shillong, the 3rd Bootcamp for Cohort 5.0, Clutch Tura 2025, and the CM-ELEVATE True North Centre inauguration by Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma.
April - June, 2025
Quarterly newsletter of PRIME Meghalaya (Planning Department, Government of Meghalaya) covering April-June 2025: a startup delegation to ViennaUP 2025, inauguration of the PRIME Startup Hub in Nongpoh, participation in the Rising North East Investors Summit 2025 and the UAE-India CEPA Start-up Series launch, plus quarterly activities, trainings, academic and diagnostic visits, and entrepreneur media features.
January – March, 2025
This issue of the PRIME Meghalaya newsletter covers the launch of Northeast's first Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle, the CM's E-Champion Challenge 5.0 Onboarding & Graduation Program and Cohort 5 bootcamp, regional pitch orientation programs, external events like the 7th Act East Business Show, academic entrepreneurship-cell inaugurations, and PRIME entrepreneurs' media features.
October - December, 2024
PRIME Meghalaya's quarterly newsletter covering Q4 2024 activities: Empowerfest 2.0, the CM-ELEVATE Conclave, Cohort 4.0 bootcamps, CMECC 5.0 outreach programs in Nongstoin, Jowai and Nongpoh, participation at the Me.gong Festival 2024, and entrepreneur success stories featured on Doordarshan Meghalaya.
July - September, 2024
This issue covers PRIME Meghalaya's quarterly activities including a Capacity Building and Train the Trainer workshop for Block Officers, the 3rd Bootcamp for Cohort 4.0 on "Go-To-Market", external programmes such as World Food India 2024 and Impact Week India at MLCU, academic events like the first Intercollege Ideathon at PRIME Hub Tura, and DD Meghalaya features on Cohort 3.0 incubated entrepreneurs.
APRIL – JUNE, 2024
Quarterly newsletter of PRIME Meghalaya covering April–June 2024 activities: CM ELEVATE Loan Melas across districts, the 1st Bootcamps for Cohort 4 entrepreneurs at the PRIME Startup Hub Shillong, a USTM Faculty Development Program, trainings and academic events, diagnostic visits to the Top 50 Cohort 4.0 entrepreneurs, and media features of PRIME-supported startups.
January - March, 2024
Quarterly newsletter of PRIME Meghalaya covering the PRIME MeghaPreneur Expo 2024, the CM ELEVATE Conclaves in Shillong and Tura, trainings and academic visits, and diagnostic visits to the Top 50 entrepreneurs of Cohort 4.0. It also reports Meghalaya's "Top Performer" title in the States Startup Ranking 2022 and media features of PRIME-incubated women entrepreneurs.
October – December, 2023
This issue of the PRIME Meghalaya newsletter covers Q4 2023 activities including the Megha Start-up Expo 2023 at NEHU Tura, the PRIME Music Incubation grand finale, the 4th Pre-Incubation Batch pitching and graduation ceremony, CMECC 4.0 Top 100 orientation and pitching programs, trainings, diagnostic visits, and PRIME entrepreneurs exhibiting at the Northeast Festival 2023 in Vietnam.
July – September, 2023
This issue covers PRIME Meghalaya's Q3 2023 activities, headlined by the North East Entrepreneurship Machinery & Innovation Exhibition (NEEMIE 2023) inaugurated by CM Conrad K Sangma, plus World Entrepreneurs' Day, quarterly bootcamps and workshops at PRIME Startup Hub Shillong, college outreach programmes, and launches by CMECC Top 50 entrepreneurs.
April – June, 2023
This issue of the PRIME Meghalaya newsletter covers Impact Week Meghalaya 2023 with Lufthansa Group's Help Alliance, Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma's visit to PRIME entrepreneurs, quarterly activities such as the 2nd Bootcamp for the 3rd Cohort at Umkhakoi and PRIME Music Incubation workshops with DAMA in Tura, plus external programmes, funding-awareness visits, diagnostic visits, and academic events across Meghalaya.
January - March, 2023
Quarterly newsletter of PRIME Meghalaya covering the launch of the PRIME Catch Song "I have a Dream", the 1st Mentor's Workshop, NEEDP pitching rounds, MSSDS trainings, diagnostic visits for Cohort 3.0 entrepreneurs, and startup features like Hikindro Bael Tea and Ka Ktien Media.
October - December, 2022
Q4 2022 issue of the PRIME Meghalaya newsletter covering the Chief Minister's Interaction with the PRIME Ecosystem (17 October, with the launch of 'Prayag Edu' and the PRIME Product Catalogue), the Chief Minister's E-Championship Conclave and Startup & CSR Week 2022, Cohort 3.0 pitching, bootcamps and diagnostic visits, funding awareness programmes across districts, and entrepreneur success stories including Dalade Foods and Rynsan Creation Pvt. Ltd.
July - September, 2022
This issue celebrates Meghalaya being named Best Performer in the States' Startup India Ranking 2021 and covers Q3 activity: bootcamps and trainings at PRIME Startup Hubs in Shillong and Tura, the launch of the Chief Minister's E-Championship Challenge 3.0 and YESS Meghalaya programme, entrepreneur success stories (Eco-Ri, Eri-Weave, GreeNE Origins, Shillong Bamboo), funding disbursement figures, and visits from the World Bank and North Eastern Council.
May - June, 2022
This issue reports PRIME Meghalaya's May–June 2022 activities: ₹15,41,800 disbursed to 11 entrepreneurs, the launch of the Music Incubation Program with DAMA, trainings with India Exim Bank and G.S.T. Training Centre Guwahati, diagnostic visits to blocks selected by FOCUS Meghalaya, academic outreach (MeitY Ideathon at NEHU Tura), and participation in the 2nd Northeast Food Show and State Women's Conference 2022 in Shillong.
January – April, 2022
Quarterly newsletter of PRIME Meghalaya covering January–April 2022, reporting funding assistance disbursements, trainings (e.g. Meta Business Coach Training), diagnostic visits, academic outreach, the launch of Eri-Weave and The Crust start-ups, the Lufthansa/Help-Alliance Impact Week, and the 3rd Cohort 2.0 Go-To-Market bootcamp.