TURA: Teachers from Garo Hills under the aegis of the All Garo Hills RMSA Teachers’ Association (AGHRTA) have urged Chief Minister Conrad Sangma to look into their demand for release of their salaries which has been pending since April this year.
A memorandum to this effect was submitted to the CM by the teachers first in July and again in the month of September. During their meeting with the CM, they were reportedly assured that the government was trying its best to solve the problem.
Pointing out that teachers are the ones responsible for shaping and molding the younger generation, the association expressed frustration that they have not been paid their dues for so long.
“It is very hard to continue our duties when many of us could not even pay their children’s school fees as we have no other source of income. We the parents are hurt as we have failed to provide for our children’s educational needs,” the AGHRTA said and urged the government to release their pending salaries at the earliest.