Shillong, Aug. 19 -- Employees of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) in Meghalaya have rejected an offer to receive five months' salaries, despite remaining unpaid for 43 months.

Albinush Marak, Chief Executive Member of the GHADC, stated that the council currently has sufficient funds to disburse five months' pending salaries to over 1,350 employees. This includes Rs 24.45 crore recently released by the state government led by Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma.

However, the Non-Gazetted Employees' Association (NGEA) declined the partial settlement proposed by the council's Executive Committee during a meeting on Monday (August 18, 2025), insisting on full payment of all pending dues.

Marak added that the state government...