Shillong, May 4 -- The Meghalaya government today invited representatives of the deficit grant-in-aid schools and colleges in the wake of the state-wide protest launched by teachers against the government's centralised provident fund scheme, 2026.

Teachers and staff serving in deficit grant-in-aid schools and colleges under the Meghalaya College Teachers' Association (MCTA), Khasi-Jaintia Deficit School Teachers' Association (KJDSTA) launched their first phase of protest against the "Meghalaya Non-Government School and College Employees Centralised Provident Fund Scheme, 2026."In a press statement, the Education department invited representatives of the deficit grant-in-aid schools and colleges on May 6 in the Secretariat to explore possib...