Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma confirmed on Tuesday that the state will establish a Sixth Pay Commission for its employees. Preliminary talks regarding the committee's makeup are finished. The government expects to issue a formal notification within two weeks.
Officials already started the groundwork. "We are very happy to inform everyone that we have finally decided and the Sixth Pay Commission Committee will be constituted. The process has started," Sangma said. He anticipates naming a chairman and committee members within the next seven to fourteen days.
This commission will look at current pay structures and service benefits for state workers. The Finance Department’s Pay Revision branch handles all matters involving pay, allowances, and general service conditions. For now, the administration views the appointment as a matter of standard procedure.
Updated at 7th October 2026 at 2:30pm
Beyond pay commission news, the state expects its first tranche of Jal Jeevan Mission funds shortly. Sangma blamed recent delays on the federal program hitting its five-year expiration date, requiring a fresh nod from the Union Cabinet to keep the cash flowing. He maintained the funding hold-up did not hurt the state overall, calling it a project-specific issue.
While the state has ramped up household tap connections from 4,000 in 2019 to over half a million today, the CM admitted that 10 to 15 percent of projects are currently failing. Drying water sources, shifting rainfall, and the strain of retrofitting old supply lines caused these headaches. The government is hunting for new water sources to salvage the sites.
Sangma urged the public to report broken schemes via the CM Connect toll-free line at 1971. He claimed 60 percent of projects are humming along fine, but the state is addressing the remaining duds one by one.
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