Shillong: The Meghalaya government has decided to defer the payment of a part of the salaries of cabinet ministers, bureaucrats, and its 80,000 employees as the hill state battles the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a notification.
Half of the salaries of Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, his cabinet colleagues and all ranks of IAS, IPS and IFS will get deferred, Chief Secretary M S Rao said in the notification issued on Tuesday.
A part of the gross salaries of All India Services officers on deputation to the state will also be deferred, he said. The decision was taken in view of the unprecedented situation arising due to the COVID-19 pandemic.