DIMAPUR, JUNE 7 (MExN): The Nagaland State Government today issued a notification through the Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) banning all appointments on contract basis.
The DIPR notification stated that in modification of the P&AR Department’s O.M. No. AR-5/ASSO/98(C) dated 26.02.2001, “it has been decided that no appointment shall be made on contract basis, henceforth. In other words, appointment on contract basis is banned.”
Therefore, the notification stated that any post coming within the purview of NPSC can be filled up only by appointing a candidate recommended by NPSC on the basis of open recruitment and it cannot be filled up, even temporarily, in any other manner.
“Any appointment made on contract basis, henceforth, shall be null and void,” the notification stated. It further informed that the administrative head of the department and the Head of the Department concerned “shall be responsible to ensure that no appointment is made on contract basis and disciplinary action will be initiated against them in case of any violation.”
This notification has the approval of the Cabinet vide Memorandum No. CAB-2/2013 dated 12th May, 2016. The notification observed that over the years, “the pre-conditions for making appointments on contract basis have not been adhered to in many cases, resulting in irregularities in such appointments and their extension.”
