Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC) members face salary woes

A Reporter

SHILLONG: Over 1,800 employees, including members of the Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC), have not got salaries for the past six months.

Deputy Chief Executive Member Lasky Rymbai said that the executive committee has from time to time requested the State Government to release the council’s share on mineral in order to clear the pending dues of the employees.

“However, the State Government is yet to release the share for reasons best known to it,” Rymbai said. According to him, the members and the employees are at the receiving end as they are yet to get salary since April.

Opposition Congress leader and former JHADC CEM Andrew Shullai questioned the failure of the State Government to immediately release the council’s share.

“Unlike the GHADC, we only demand our own share which is pending to be released by the State Government,” he said. The JHADC would require over Rs 42 crore to clear the pending salary of the employees. The salary expenditure is Rs 7 crore per month.