The salary deficit is ₹25.88 crore for the Mara ADC, ₹69.93 crore for the Lai ADC and ₹63.78 crore for the Chakma ADC, Mara ADC CEM M Laikaw said, according to PTI.
What is the issue?
The three ADCs said more than 90% of their budgets are currently being spent on salaries, leaving limited funds for development and other non-salary expenditure.
According to the CEMs, the financial pressure has increased following successive pay revisions, dearness allowance, annual increments, promotions and regularisation of employees. They said allocations for non-salary expenses have remained largely stagnant.
How did the funding structure change?
The councils said the state government provided funds under separate salary and non-salary heads until 2023-24.
From 2024-25 onwards, they said, funding has been provided under the “Grant-in-Aid (General)” head.
The ADC leaders also said that during the first State Finance Commission period, additional salary requirements were generally met through Revised Estimates (RE). However, during the second commission period, from 2021-22 to 2025-26, they said additional funding was provided only in 2022-23.
What are the councils seeking?
The three CEMs have appealed to the Mizoram government to ensure adequate funding for the councils and sought the release of funds through Revised Estimates to meet their salary liabilities.
They have also submitted representations to Governor Vijay Kumar Singh and Chief Minister Lalduhoma seeking intervention to address the financial situation.
What else have the ADCs said?
Laikaw claimed that the areas covered by the three ADCs account for around 16% of Mizoram’s population, based on the 2011 Census, but receive around 4% of the state’s funds.
The leaders also said 20 departments were entrusted to the three ADCs in 1993, but alleged that the corresponding development works and schemes have not been fully transferred to them.
They cited departments including Agriculture, Veterinary, PWD and Fisheries and said the state government continues to implement departmental functions, development works and schemes in these areas.
The CEMs also referred to a 2011 recommendation by a Gupta Commission set up by the state government, which they said called for the full transfer of departments entrusted to the ADCs along with their development works and schemes. They said the recommendation has not been implemented.
The statements and figures in this report are based on the representations and claims made by the three ADC leaders, as reported by PTI.
First Published: Oct 8, 2026 7:35 AM IST