Shillong, Jun 9: The executive committee of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) will introduce amendments to the council’s service rules during its next session.
This was announced by Chief Executive Member (CEM) Winston Tony Lyngdoh today after an EC meeting where the subject of service rules was discussed.
“As we all know, these service rules have been in the KHADC since 1961. Therefore, there is a need to make many changes that we have to bring,” Lyngdoh said.
Meanwhile, the CEM also informed that the Trading By Non-Tribal (Amendment) Regulation Bill 2026 was also discussed.
He said that this bill was supposed to have been introduced during the last Budget Session but the session was adjourned abruptly due to the death of Shillong MP Ricky AJ Syngkon. It will now be brought in at the next session.
The CEM said that this amendment will give clarity on the issue of labour where the council will no longer interfere as any move would clash with the state government. At a recent meeting with the state government the KHADC received an explanation that its moves to regulate non-tribal workers are in conflict with the state’s own labour clearance certificate.
The CEM also informed that the EC discussed the amendment on the Regulation and Administration of Land Act 2021. He informed that there was a long debate on the matter especially on lands belonging to the Raid.
“This Bill will spell out the job of the Land Department. Through this Bill if it is passed in the House there will be an explanation on the holding of Raid lands,” Lyngdoh added.
Contractual workers’ wages to be hiked
Chief Executive Member (CEM) of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC), Winston Tony Lyngdoh, today informed that the council has decided that the wages of its contractual workers will be increased.
Lyngdoh informed that even the state government’s Labour Department from time to time has asked for an explanation on the wages of the KHADC’s casual workers.
The CEM informed that the KHADC as of today has 62 casual workers and their salaries range from Rs 5,000 to Rs 7,000 and so on.
Even though the council is facing financial constraints, there is a general feeling in the executive committee that the casual workers should get their dues.
“The EC has decided yesterday that we will examine this matter and we have asked the Executive Member in charge of Finance to work it out,” Lyngdoh said.
Lyngdoh said that it was discussed in the EC that their salaries will be hiked to Rs 10,000, even though this may not be at par with the minimum wages.
“But if we look at the financial position of the council despite the difficulties, we are facing the EC members in one voice it’s time to hike their salaries,” he added.
Lyngdoh said that this is only the beginning and maybe in future the financial position of the KHADC improves then maybe their salaries will be hiked again which will be at par with the minimum wages of the state government.
