India, Dec. 10 -- Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday said the state government was in the final stages of approving a major overhaul of the salary structure for nearly 20,000 ad hoc and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) teachers.

Sangma said the proposed framework aims to bring stability, clarity on annual increments and greater financial security for teachers who fall outside the regular government system.

"This is not the government system, but a new system that offers stability," Sangma said at the closing ceremony of the platinum jubilee celebration of Umphyrnai Presbyterian School (LP section).

Sangma underlined that the state currently spends around Rs.1,200 crore annually as grant-in-aid for deficit, ad hoc schools ...