SHILLONG, AUG 20: The All Meghalaya SSA Non Teaching Staffs’ Association (AMSSANTSA) on Tuesday called off their indefinite sit-in-demonstration after the state government has approved the rationalisation and enhancement of their salaries.
The government will implement the fresh pay for the SSA staff with effect from April 1, 2024.
Welcoming the decision of the government, president of the associatioon Jennyfer Synrem said, “We have decided to call off our indefinite sit-in-demonstration after achieving our demands which include 2% seniority allowances and 5% annaul increment. Although, we are not getting 80% salary enhancement but we are satisfied in view of the fact that the government has decided to streamline the system.”
“The constitution of the Rationalisation Committee, in which we are also members of it, has to a great extent address the gap in the pay structure. We are now getting different salary based on seniority unlike in the past where a newly joined staff would be drawing the same salary like those, who have been working for 18 years,” she said.
Asked, Synrem said, “We are happy that the new pay will be implemented with effect from April 1, 2024. We thanked the government under the leadership of the chief minister Conrad K Sangma for addressing our issues through the committee.”
“Earlier, we have rejected the government’s decision to grant 25% salary enhancement because almost half of the non-teaching staff were not included under the proposal and it was not justified because there has been no salary enhancement for the past 8 years,” she stated.
“In view of the government’s decision to address our issues, we need not come out to the street to protest anymore,” she added.