The state Cabinet on Tuesday approved the sanctioned posts for Shillong Government College of Engineering and the College of Architecture and Urban Planning Tura in order for the first academic session to start by July next year.
Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said ninety-nine percent of the construction of the buildings for the two colleges have been completed.
“The sanctioned posts have been approved and after the necessary procedures of different commissions and agencies which need to be taken are done we are hopeful that by July, the first academic session of 2023 can be started,” he told reporters.
When asked, the chief minister said approximately 50 posts will be created for the Shillong Government College of Engineering and 77 for the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tura.
“The financial implications will be approximately Rs 2.87 crore for the engineering college and Rs 2.7 crore for the college of architecture and planning in Tura annually,” he said.
Meanwhile, the cabinet has also approved the grant-in-aid to seven ad hoc colleges.
The CM said the grant is against a particular post where 75% is paid by the government and 25% by the managing committee.
The colleges include the Raid Laban college, the Women’s College, Tikrikilla College, Mahendraganj and Sohra.He said the seven colleges were actually not receiving the 5th Pay Commission.
“So the government has decided after the necessary homework was done that the 5th Pay Commission is applicable to them. Hence, there is an arrear amount which needs to be cleared so that amount will be cleared and the cabinet has decided today that the impact of that is about Rs 11 crore for the last four and a half years,” he said while adding that this has been a long pending issue and it is finally been cleared today.