DIMAPUR, APRIL 27 (MExN): The Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) has pointed to irregularities detected in the sampling and methodology system of the Reservation and Roster policy of the Nagaland government. In this regard, the ENSF in a press note demanded for restructuring the present system so that there is “Justice through equality” for the 6 (six) backward tribes of Eastern Nagaland. The press note was issued by Likhumse Sangtam, President and Honang M Jessuhu, General Secretary of ENSF.
The ENSF expressed regret that since the implementation of the reservation policy, the 25% reservation for the 6 (six) Eastern tribes of Nagaland had never been judiciously implemented nor benefited the beneficiaries as it intended to be. “Instead the policy has created wide generation gap through unequal distribution of opportunities within the tribes of Nagaland”, stated the ENSF.
It alleged that since the inception of the State in the year 1963, policy makers from the “so called elite & advance groups in the subsequent government had manipulated and neglected the poor by hoarding their pity shares in the name of Democracy & Government”.
Pointing to what it stated were “records of appointment and job shares” that was being allocated to the 6 (six) Eastern Tribes of Nagaland, the ENSF stated that “history cannot be rewritten nor it can be hidden either”. Basing on these points, the Federation appealed to the government to immediately attend to the demand on priority before further inequality occurs.
The ENSF informed that a representation had been submitted to the state government and the concern department on 18th April 2013 by the Federation. Among others, the ENSF has demanded that 25% Reservation Policy should be maintained in each category of Grade/Posts. The ENSF stated that only limited posts of vacancies are being advertised whereby the reservation policy for the six (6) backward tribes of the Eastern Nagaland could not be maintained. “In fact such practices have resulted in a negative impact on employment sector among the six backward tribes of the Eastern Nagaland”, it stated.
As such, in order to do away with all these incumbencies, the ENSF stated that the State Government should formulate a new policy whereby, Grade wise 25% Reservation Policy should be maintained in each category of posts/jobs so as to safeguard the rights and privileges of the backward tribes of Eastern Nagaland.
Further the ENSF demanded for NPSC Prelims Center at Tuensang & Mon while pointing out that the four Eastern districts of Nagaland are educationally & economically backward where every year the educated unemployed youths particularly the aspirant candidates had to undergo various hardships “in terms of accommodation, environmental adaptation on Studies/concentrations, financially etc”.
Therefore, the State Govt. should set up Examination centre at Tuensang and Mon so as to reduce the burden on the aspirant candidates of this region, the ENSF has stated.
It also demanded for a separate Roster system exclusively for the 6 (six) backward tribes of Eastern Nagaland while pointing out over the anomalies in the present roster system. As such the ENSF called for review and rectification at the earliest possible time by the government.
