Shillong, April 21: In a crucial step toward restructuring school management and addressing long-pending issues faced by SSA teachers, the Meghalaya government has extended the deadline for submission of No Objection Certificates (NOCs) by community-managed SSA schools for handing over these schools to the state’s education department till May 15.

The decision was taken during a high-level review meeting held on Monday at the Meghalaya Secretariat, chaired by Commissioner and Secretary of Education, Vijay Kumar Mantri, along with DSEOs and SDSEOs from across the state and three teachers associations – Meghalaya SSA Schools Association (MSSASA), All Meghalaya SSA School Teachers Association (AMSSASTA), and Meghalaya Fourth Teachers Association (MFTA).

Director of School Education and Literacy Banteilang J. Kharshandi said the extension was necessary due to ongoing doubts and queries from many schools. “Many community-managed SSA schools still have concerns. So, we’ve extended the deadline to May 15,” he said.

The department clarified that while a standard NOC format exists for community-managed SSA schools, those run by religious groups or private individuals must submit a separate written consent. “For now, the uniform format applies only to community-managed schools,” said Kharshandi.

Rationalization on Priority

The meeting also focused on rationalization of teacher deployment, addressing mismatches where some schools have too few or too many teachers. “If a school with 15–20 students has two teachers, one will be moved to a school with better enrollment. We’re looking at government-to-government, SSA-to-SSA, and in some cases, mixed deployment,” Kharshandi explained, adding that temporary attachments may be explored in challenging areas.

The state is also working to streamline teacher categories—currently spread across government, SSA, ad hoc, and deficit systems—under a unified framework. “This is a consultation phase. No final decision yet, but we want to bring clarity and uniformity,” he noted.

After months of deliberation, it was decided that the entire rationalization process must be completed by the end of May. “It will be done in three phases: government-to-government, SSA-to-SSA, and mixed deployment,” Rymbai said.

Notably 12,541 SSA teachers and 1,521 Fourth Teachers are currently serving in Meghalaya.

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