Shillong, Dec19: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has announced a landmark decision by the state cabinet to introduce structured pay scales, annual increments, and job security for over 23,000 adhoc and SSA teachers in Meghalaya.
“Today the cabinet has taken a very important landmark decision and a major reform when it comes to the education sector,” Sangma told reporters after chairing the last cabinet meeting of the year on Friday.
“We have approved a proposal to create a structured pay for adhoc and SSA teachers, with a yearly increment programme and enhanced base salary based on seniority.”
He added that job security has been ensured for these teachers, with provisions for contribution to the Contributory Provident Fund (CPF) by both teachers and the government.
“This will be implemented from April 1, 2026, as promised,” Sangma said, describing it as “positive Christmas news for our teachers.”
“I am fulfilling that commitment made to our teachers. And in the next three months post the new year we will work on exactly the mode of implementation, the different administrative procedures required and through that period I am going to inform you about the detailed numbers but these numbers have already been discussed with the SSA teachers and with the adhoc teachers and it is with that approval and discussion with them now that we have brought this to the cabinet and the cabinet has approved it,” he added.
The decision covers around 23,000 adhoc and SSA teachers. On financial implications, Sangma said the impact will be “quite significant” but did not disclose figures.
“This is a major game changer and decision that is going to reform the education sector,” he said, thanking teachers, the education minister, and officials for their efforts.
Asked, Sangma said, “(This is) in a way it is a positive Christmas news for our teachers as this is something which our teachers have been demanding for a very long time. From the moment I joined and took over as chief minister, even before that for many years and decades this has been a long pending demand of the SSA and adhoc teachers and I am happy that our MDA government today has taken this bold decision to take this forward and find solution once and for all to this problem which has been discussed in details in multiple meetings with the teachers.”
“I thanked the teachers for their cooperation and for their patience and I thank the education minister, commissioner & secretary and all offcials of the education department, who have worked tirelessly to come to this point as I said this will be a major game changer and major decision that is going to reform the education sector in the days to come,” he added.
