Our Correspondent
Kohima | June 30
In protest against non fulfillment of its representations/ultimatums submitted to the state government, the Public Service Aspirants of Nagaland (PSAN) is all set to stage a peaceful sit-in protest on July 3 in Kohima.
The sit –in protest will take place from 10:00 AM till 3:00 PM at New Secretariat Junction.
PSAN was formed in 2016 by a group of like-minded civil service aspirants who came together on social media, sharing a common concern for the educated unemployed Naga youth in particular and the public in general.
During a press conference here today at Hotel Ariel, the PSAN felt the need to check the government’s rampant practice of backdoor and contractual appointments. It informed that the association started its RTI movement by filing RTI queries in 59 departments, adding that the resulting RTI replies helped PSAN unearth an “astonishing number of appointments made without following the requisite rules and procedures.”
The RTI activity was followed by visits to the Governor, Chief Secretary, NPSC, Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries, AHoDs, HoDs and also the Chief Minister.
The PSAN has put up a proposal to the state government to set up a State Staff Selection Board/Commission in line with the Central Government’s Staff Selection Commission for recruitment to those posts that do not come under the purview of NPSC (i.e. with Grade Pay of less than 2800).
“Also, through representations and various meetings, the NPSC has been made known that there should be more transparency in the exams that are conducted by NPSC. In this regard, PSAN has asked the NPSC to make public the marks scored by all the candidates in all stages of exams,” it stated.
The PSAN had also submitted ultimatums to four departments, namely Treasuries & Accounts, Rural Development, Art & Culture and Social Welfare, asking them to requisition to NPSC all posts that come under its purview by giving them one month’s time to comply to it’s demand. The deadline expired on July 30.
“Till date, none of the above mentioned departments have complied to the demands mentioned in the ultimatums,” the PSAN lamented.
Reiterating its earlier representations submitted to the Chief Secretary, Governor, the four departments and the Chief Minister, the PSAN stated that it is left with no other option but to organize a peaceful sit-in-protest against the government and the four defaulting departments on July 3 to display its anguish democratically.
PSAN stated that unless all the posts that come under the purview of NPSC are requisitioned to it for free, fair an open competition as per the rules and regulations laid down, it will not quit and will stand firm on its ground.
PSAN appealed to all the aspirants, well wishers and right thinking citizens of Nagaland to stand up together and show solidarity towards PSAN’s movement for a better future of the younger generation of Nagas.
PSAN CHARTER OF DEMANDS
• Immediate revocation of the P&AR office memorandum No.AR-5/ASSOC/98 Dated, Kohima the 11th August 2016 (point No 3) which states that all government employees appointed on Contract/Adhoc basis shall be taken up for regularization on completion of three (3 ) years of continuous service. The government should not regularize all those posts which comes under the purview of NPSC i.e, post carrying the pay band Rs. 5200-20200, Grade pay- Rs. 2800/PM and above in pursuance of Rule 9 (4) of NPSC (state, civil and other services) Recruitment Rules,2008
• The state government should strictly adhere and implement P& AR OM No. AR-5/ASSO/98 dated Kohima the 6th June 2016 which bans all contractual appointments
• As per the ultimatum served to the Rural Development, Treasuries & Accounts, Art & Culture and Social Welfare on the 1st June 2017, demanding immediate requisition of posts to NPSC
• Immediate termination of all backdoor/contractual appointments to posts which are under the purview of NPSC
• Immediate requisition of all the posts with a Grade pay of Rs. 2800 and above to NPSC for direct recruitment
• Immediate stop to rampant deputation on political grounds
• Free, fair and open competition for entry into offices under the Government of Nagaland in accordance with Article 16 of the Indian Constitution.
