Meghalaya legislators, officials undergo governance training in UK

Shillong, Nov 10 (UNI) Meghalaya's legislators and senior officials are undergoing an eight-day leadership crash course in the United Kingdom to study the governance and administrative mechanisms of the world's oldest democracy, an official said on Tuesday. The course, titled the State Legislators' Leadership Excellence Programme and running from November 7 to 14 in London and Cambridge, has brought together lawmakers and senior bureaucrats for intensive sessions with British academics, policy experts and former parliamentarians. Assembly Speaker Thomas Sangma, who is leading the delegation, said the aim of the programme is to bring superior governance practices back to Meghalaya. "This…