Shillong, Oct 16: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday said that Meghalaya is the only State in the entire Northeast that supports private schools.

“We spend Rs 1967 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,” Sangma said while addressing at the closing ceremony of the Platinum Jubilee Celebration of Nongkrem Government Upper Primary School in East Khasi Hills.

He also informed that the state government supports more than 4,000 private schools in Meghalaya through grant-in-aid.

“The return on these investments is not at the level we all desire. Money is not the concern.

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