TURA, Aug 8: MPYC president Timjim K Momin on Friday reacted to the statement made by Chief minister Conrad Sangma on the GHADC salary crisis and raised several questions claiming that facts and figures cited by officials during the recent GHADC session did not tally with his claims.
“As per the written reply by the EM in-charge Finance during a recent GHADC session, the facts are clear and indisputable. In 2015, the salary dues for GHADC employees stood at just 4 months, amounting to ₹15.2 crore. By 2021, the dues had escalated to 32 months, crossing ₹126 crore. In 2022, even after years of so-called “reforms” under the current regime, the dues still stood at 26 months, totaling over ₹102 crore. These are not allegations made by the opposition. They are official figures from your own government’s records,” Momin reiterated.
Reminding that these were not allegations by the Opposition but official figures from government records, Momin asked who allowed the crisis to grow and where the Rs 120 crore amount claimed to be released had gone with salaries of the employees still remaining unpaid. Momin also questioned the claim of ‘reforms’ made to the GHADC by the chief minister.
“If ‘reforms’ have been taking place for years, why has the situation worsened instead of improving?
Blaming “illegal appointments” or procedural lapses from the past will not feed the families who are surviving without pay today. Seven years is long enough for any government to correct past mistakes, continuing to recycle excuses only shows an unwillingness to take ownership of the problem,” he alleged.
Momin urged Conrad to stop blaming the past and previous administrations and focus on clearing the pending dues of the employees pointing out that ‘salaries are not charity but are earned’.
