New Chief Executive Member of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC), Benedict Marak stated that his vision for the council is to reform the organization and he and his newly-elected colleagues are fully committed to the cause of reform.
“We will work with all stakeholders in the process and are committed to reforming the GHADC,” told reporters after his election as CEM.
Benedict added that the GHADC had a major issue with corruption and his reforms will ensure that this problem is minimized.
Later, he met senior members of the Non Gazetted Employees Association (NGEA), which has been at loggerheads with the GHADC over the non-payment of their salaries for nearly three years. The employees have been on strike over their dues and refused to return to work despite the assurances of the CEM.
“I understand their situation but we all need to get back to work or revenues will be hit. I just want to assure them that we are looking at clearing all their dues at the earliest. As a sign of my commitment, I hereby state that until their salaries have been paid in full, I will not accept my salary and will only take a token Rs 1 as payment,” he stated.
