Nine years, one High Court order, and one agreed framework later, Meghalaya gave its deficit teachers a provident fund scheme. The teachers named it themselves: Fake CPF 2026.
In 2017, deficit grant teachers in Meghalaya took the government to the High Court demanding a pension. The court agreed they deserved one. By September 2023, both sides had agreed on a framework: CPF for pre-April 2010 joiners, NPS for those after. Then in April 2026, the Education Department quietly filed a replacement scheme in court — the Meghalaya Non-Government Schools and Colleges Employees Centralised Fund Scheme, 2026 — featuring unclear government contribution percentages, a 50 percent withdrawal cap versus NPS's 60 percent, and coverage extended to employee categories outside the original scope. Thirty thousand teachers and college staff launched a statewide poster campaign on May 4, calling it Fake CPF 2026. The KJDSTA called the government deaf, blind and apathetic. The Education Department responded by scheduling a dialogue for May 6 at 3 PM, describing the scheme as offering long-term financial security. Whether it offers actual pensions remains the subject of ongoing legal proceedings.