Editor,
I was pleased to see that the former Chief Minister of Meghalaya has spoken through the Shillong media about the seriousness of the prolonged financial crisis in the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC), which has reached the point of being unable to clear the salaries of its 1,200 employees. The salaries were not paid for 43 months, and the total amount is Rs 270 crore. We can well imagine the plight of the employees and their families. The Conrad Sangma-led government should have found a way to advance at least 12 months’ salary to the GHADC to ease the over-stressed plight of the employees, who are our fellow human beings of Garo Hills. This is the right way forward, though it may not be easy, but it is a pittance compared to many urgent set-aside expenditures on flimsy purposes.
