SHILLONG, APR 23: Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui on Wednesday said the new pay structure for over 23,000 teachers in the state has been implemented from April 1, with salaries to be released on May 1 or in the first week of May.
“The new pay structure has already been implemented from April 1. We only need to release the salary on May 1 or first week of the month as the case may be,” Rymbui told reporters.
Calling it a long-pending issue, he said, “The challenge is there but it is very much of a challenge, that is why successive governments could not do it. I am happy that under the leadership of the chief minister Conrad K Sangma that this issue could be resolved.”
He said the move was about more than wages.
“One is we could give dignity to the service rendered by the teachers; we could ensure stability in their jobs, we could ensure there is surety in their jobs. So, it is not a question of only implementing the new pay structure, it is a question of giving them the surety, giving them dignity and the government recognizes your hard work.”
On parity with government employees, Rymbui said, “Yes, we cannot do or pay as what is being paid to the government employees but we are trying our best and with the cooperation of everybody slowly and steadily we will be able to reform as much as possible.”
He added that the rationalization of schools was underway.
“As of now, rationalization of schools is going on. I am very positive. And moreover, this will not happen without the cooperation of the stakeholders,” he said.
“As the chief minister has said that education is a priority, (we will ensure that) we are able to reform or solve one by one most of these legacy issues.”
On the verification process, the minister said, “The data is not with me but DSEO and SDSEO are doing at the district and sub-divisional level.”
He reiterated, “We will release only the salary which as I said the new pay structure is already implemented from April 1, as committed by the state government on December 19, 2025.”
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