Overview
- Cabinet approval shifts teachers from honorarium arrangements to defined pay slabs with annual increments.
- The reform covers more than 23,000 SSA and ad hoc teachers across the state.
- Service security includes Contributory Provident Fund contributions by both teachers and the government.
- Officials plan categorisation of posts and will finalise implementation mechanics over the next three months before issuing guidelines.
- Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma called the move a major reform and said the fiscal impact is significant but manageable, with figures yet to be disclosed.