SHILLONG : The Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Wednesday demanded that the state government publish in full its recent orders shifting new teacher appointments in government and deficit schools to the Structured Pay Framework under SEMAM.
The party also urged the government to suspend the implementation of the new recruitment framework until the matter is discussed in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly.
MPCC secretary Manuel Badwar displayed an Education Department letter, No. EDN.9/2026/34 dated August 19, addressed to the Director of School Education and Literacy, and alleged that the shift was ordered through a forwarding letter without a Bill, Assembly debate or adequate public announcement.
Badwar said the Congress wants Notification No. EDN.9/2026/31 dated August 12 and its addendum dated August 17 to be made public, claiming that the documents are currently not available in the public domain.
According to the Congress, the proposed system could create a two-tier structure in which newly recruited teachers performing the same duties as existing State Scale teachers could receive lower pay and not enjoy the same government-employee status.
The party also demanded a written clarification on the service conditions of teachers appointed under the new framework, including job security, retirement age, promotion, leave, transfer and disciplinary protection.
The Congress further called on the government to release the domain-wise Performance Grading Index (PGI) scores for 2025-26, arguing that the public should be able to assess whether improvements in education are based on actual learning outcomes or reporting.
Badwar also urged the government to make public the report of the Meghalaya State Education Commission, chaired by Professor Sherwin May Sungoh of NEHU, along with details of action taken on its recommendations, including pay parity between aided and government teachers.
The Congress also raised concerns over the Supreme Court-mandated Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) deadline of August 31, 2028, and sought a time-bound roadmap for training and supporting more than 32,000 teachers affected by the requirement.
Badwar claimed that the government’s latest move contradicts an assurance given during the February 17 Budget Session that deficit teachers would continue under the State Scale and that the deficit category would be examined separately.
He said the Congress would take up the issue in the Assembly, with teachers’ associations and across constituencies if the government does not withdraw the August 19 letter, publish the notifications and bring the matter before the legislature.