Shillong, Oct 16: Meghalaya is the only state in the entire Northeast that supports private schools.

This was stated by Chief Minister Conrad Sangma at a function to mark the closing ceremony of the Platinum Jubilee Celebration of Nongkrem Government Upper Primary School today.

“We spend Rs 1,967 crore on salaries for our teachers, which includes Rs 684 crore for government school teachers, and Rs 917 crore in salaries for ad hoc teachers and support through grant-in-aid. No other State in the Northeast supports private schools through grant-in-aid,” he said.

He informed that more than 4,000 private schools receive grant-in-aid from the government.

“The return on these investments is not at the level we all desire. Money is not the concern.” However he rue, “Where are we going wrong?

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