Govt to find solution to clear the backlog: Conrad
Shillong, Aug 7: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma today said that the State has released ₹120 Cr to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC), which is the share of revenue.
“The State Government has released all the revenue share to the district council. There is no pending dues”, he said.
He informed that during NPP’s tenure, 80 percent salaries of GHADC staffs were cleared. “The pending arrears are from the past, which has not been cleared”, the chief minister added.
Clarifying that the State Government does not govern the district council, the chief minister said, “State has no responsibility to pay salaries of GHADC staffs. The responsibility of the State is to share revenue on royalty to the council. The council administers and ensures management of the council from the revenue that is generated from the share of royalty and other taxes collected by them”.
Stating that the GHADC had over 2000 plus employees when NPP took over the regime, he informed that the current Executive Committee (EC) has taken a number of intervention to streamline the administration in district council.
“The issue of pending salaries is from the past. It is a serious concern and the State Government has provided all support to the council by timely releasing the royalty share including advance royalty”, he added.
He also stated that “illegal appointments” were made in GHADC during the tenure of the Congress. “In the past, the council didnot follow any service rules. The appointment were done without following any norms”, he added.
“NPP led EC started reforms. The funds sanctioned by the State as revenue were utilised for salaries of the staffs. We will find a way to clear the backlog from the past”.
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