Department of Information and Public Relations

Press Release No. 89/22

CHIEF MINISTER INTERACTS WITH PRODUCERS GROUPS OF MAHENDRAGANJ AREA ON04.04.2022

Chief Minister, Conrad Sangma interacted with the Producers Groups of Mahendraganj area of South West Garo Hills at Chapahati Adhoc Upper Primary School playground, under Zikzak Development Block on Monday.

He also distributed cheques amounting to Rupees 28 Lakhs, to 41 Producers Groups under Megha-LAMP and FOCUS (Farmers' Collectivisation for Upscaling Production & Marketing Systems) through MBMA ( Meghalaya Basin Management Agency) to various producers groups of Mahendraganj area, which included villages such as Nogorpara, Chapahati, Daspara, among other villages.

During an interactive session, he announced that special focus is being given to ginger cultivation, where good quality ginger seeds will be supplied all the way from Kerela, which will benefit ginger growers of the region and help boost agricultural productivity.

Recognizing the extensive agricultural practices in the region, he stated that the present government is working hard to uplift the life of farmers and those who adopted agriculture as occupation, through such schemes by providing them with these kind of financial assistance.

Press Release No. 90/22

RATIONALIZATION OF REMUNERATION OF SERVICE DELIVERY STAFF UNDER THE NHM MEGHALAYA

National Health Mission, Meghalaya, has initiated the Rationalization of remuneration of all Service Delivery Staff under the National Health Mission, Meghalaya. Currently under NHM, staff with similar qualifications and years of service are drawing different amounts of remuneration. This can be attributed to the merger and dissolution of various Vertical Programmes Societies in the Health Sector since 2016.

Under the process of Rationalization, the National Health Mission aims to correct the disparities in remuneration of all staff by categorizing the respective staff under fifteen (15) categories with respective Basic Pay. Staff under each category will receive the 5percent yearly increment against the years of service under National Health Mission. The O/o Mission Director has notified on the 27th February 2022, that the exercise of rationalization will be completed by end of June 2022 as the views, comments and recommendations have been requested from all concerned staff via google form. As on 4th April 2022 a total of 543 responses have been received and is currently being examined in order to ensure accurate formulation and smooth transition into the new pay structure. On drafting the final draft within the permitted Resource Envelope approved by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, the matter will be taken up with the Governing Body, State Health Society, Meghalaya for final approval.

Similar issue had existed in the Programme Management Unit which consists of 384 staff and the exercise of Rationalization was completed and approved in September 2021. Under Service Delivery the National Health Mission consists of 1984 staff. Due to the third wave of COVID-19 in the State and other exigencies, the exercise of Rationalization for Service Delivery Staff was delayed.

We hope that the exercise of Rationalization will bear fruit and ensure all cadres of staff are provided equal emoluments accordingly at par with their counterparts.