Shillong, Oct 9:The executive committee of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC), led by the Voice of the People Party (VPP), again rejected the proposal of the state government to take over the payment of salaries for its employees.

Today’s rejection was made known to the government during a meeting through East Khasi Hills Deputy Commissioner RM Kurbah. This is the second time that the KHADC has rejected the offer.

The Meghalaya government has proposed to pay the salaries of all three district councils in the state from November 1 so long as reforms are implemented. The offer was prompted by the dire financial situation of the Garo Hills ADC. However, there are fears that such a move would harm the autonomy of the councils and the KHADC has rejected it.

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