SHILLONG: The Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Meghalaya has not accepted the argument of Meghalaya Education Minister, Lahkmen Rymbui and also that of the Education Department that the State Government is unable to release the salary of SSA teachers due to the non-release of funds from HRD Ministry.
In a statement issued here, BJYM president, Egenstar Kurkalang said that BJYM have inquired this matter and discussed with the official of HRD ministry.
“The North Eastern States almost all of them receive (funds) in time and after that it is the responsibility of the state government to utilise the fund properly, that is why we haven’t seen this problem occurring in other states like Tripura, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur etc.,” he said.
He added that the SSA teachers in these states get regular salary which is also in bigger amount, compare to Meghalaya and pointed that the state government should also discharge their responsibility to look after and follow up.
Further, Kurkalang said that BJYM suggested the Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and the Education Minister, Lahkmen Rymbui to do some introspection within the Education department and the Finance Department to find ways and means to solve the problem of the teachers at the earliest.
He suggested that the present state government should not allow the old system and practices adopted by the previous MUA Government run by the Congress to continue with various anomalies and failure in all respect.
“But should usher in a new chapter of Governance and Administration by working together with Central Government for new hope and futuristic Meghalaya,” he said.