DIMAPUR, JULY 19 (MExN): The Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms today stated that a number of unauthorized appointments have been made in the Nagaland State Government despite repeated directives against the same.
The department in a memorandum stated that “despite clear instructions, it has come to the notice of the government that a number of unauthorized appointments without sanctioned posts have been made by certain Heads of Department.”
It reiterated that the State Government has issued instructions that all appointments at all levels shall be made only against existing vacant posts that have been created in accordance with the rules in force.
According to a DIPR report, the department cautioned that no appointment of any sort shall be made in the absence of a vacant post vide this Department's Office Memorandum vide No.AR-5/ASSO/98 (C) dated February 26, 2001.
The department informed that the government has viewed seriously such violation of standing rules/procedures and re¬iterated that the erring officials shall be penalized as per the rules. “Criminal prosecution of the erring officials shall be taken up by filing FIR in the Vigilance Commission and also all payments of pension benefits should be withheld till criminal case is disposed off,” it informed.
This instruction was issued with the direction of the State Cabinet vide O.M. No.CAB-2/2013 dated July 5, 2018. Meanwhile, in a separate notification, the department re-iterated that the appointment of Grade-IV posts in the districts shall be filled by the respective indigenous inhabitants of the districts only.
In this connection, all the departments have been directed to submit a consolidated report on all the appointments made to Grade-IV posts in the districts, with effect from October 26, 2017 till date to the P&AR Department latest by August 14, 2018 without fail.
