Shillong, May 4: The state government has convened a meeting with stakeholders on Wednesday to discuss the concerns of deficit school and college employees over the newly notified provident fund scheme.
“The state government remains committed to addressing the concerns of all stakeholders in a constructive manner,” an official statement said while informing about the meeting convened to understand the concerns and explore possible solutions.
The meeting was convened after deficit teachers launched a statewide poster campaign, rejecting the Meghalaya Non-Government School and College Employees Centralised Provident Fund Scheme, 2026, calling it a “fake CPF” and demanding a return to the 2023 draft.
Acknowledging the objections, the department said, “At the same time, concerns have been expressed by certain sections of employees, particularly among deficit institutions.”
The department noted that the matter is now before the courts.
“The matter is currently sub judice before the Hon’ble High Court of Meghalaya, and the Government has already placed the notified Scheme before the Court and is awaiting its decision,” the statement issued by the Commissioner & Secretary in-charge Education Vijay Mantri said.
Defending the scheme, the department said it was notified “with the objective of ensuring long-term financial security and social protection for more than 30,000 employees of non-government schools and colleges across the State.”
“The Scheme represents a significant and progressive reform in the education sector, as it extends structured provident fund and pension benefits to a wide spectrum of employees, including deficit teachers and lecturers, adhoc teachers, SSA and RMSA teachers, Hindi and Science Grant teachers, pre-primary teachers, as well as various categories of non-teaching staff,” it said.
“By bringing all such categories under a unified and professionally managed framework, the Scheme aims to promote equity, transparency and sustainability,” the department added.
It further said the response has been encouraging so far.
“It is noteworthy that a large number of employees have responded positively to the Scheme, and the process of opening Permanent Retirement Account Numbers (PRANs) has already commenced in several parts of the State,” the statement said.
Reiterating its position, the department said, “The government reiterates its commitment to safeguarding the interests and welfare of all teachers and employees, and to ensuring that the implementation of the Scheme is carried out in a fair, transparent and inclusive manner.”
