DIMAPUR, MAY 31 (MExN): The Nagaland Congress (NLC) today released data regarding employment status in the Nagaland School Education Department and alleged that there are “too many questionable appointments and too less qualified” employees in the department.
Citing information revealed through RTI, the NLC informed that as of April 26, 2017, there were 24400 employees in the department, out of which about 20538 (84%) are teaching employees and 3862 (16%) are non-teaching employees. “Most were directly or politically appointed,” the NLC further alleged.
The data revealed that while 9% of the employees are MA/MSc/MPhil/PhD; 33% are BA/BSc Equivalent; 36% are Matriculate/PU; and 22% are Under Matric/Diploma holders. Those whose qualifications were not specified come under the last category.
Of the 24400 employees, the NLC informed that 2426 are adhoc, 308 are contingency, 254 are on contract basis, 1244 are fixed employees, 17753 are regular, 2260 are temporary and 155 are specified as “others.”
The district wise break of employees and their qualification was also provided by the NLC as follows:
• Dimapur: 4272 employees (MA/MSc+ 9%; BA/BSc 36%; Matric/PU 38% & Others17%)
• Kohima: 3002 employees (MA/MSc+ 14%; BA/BSc 34%; Matric/PU 30%; Others 22%)
• Mokokchung: 3115 employees (MA/MSc+ 11%; BA/BSc 40%; Matric/PU 31% & Others 18%.
• Zunheboto: 2655 employees (MA/MSc+ 5%; BA/BSc 24%; Matric/PU 51%; Others 20%)
• Wokha: 1565 employees (MA/MSc+ 12%; BA/BSc 37%; Matric/PU 33% & Others 18%)
• Phek: 2079 employees (MA/MSc+ 8%; BA/BSc 34%; Matric/PU 33% & Others 25%)
• Tuensang: 2402 employees (MA/MSc+ 6%; BA/BSc 30%; Matric/PU 44% & Others 20%)
• Mon: 2066 employees (MA/MSc+ 6%; BA/BSc 29%; Matric/PU 37% & Others 28%) • Peren: 1109 employees (MA/MSc+ 9%; BA/BSc 39%; Matric/PU 20% & Others 32%)
• Kiphire: 1095 employees (MA/MSc+ 5%; BA/BSc 28%; Matric/PU 40% & Others 27%)
• Longleng: 1033 employees (MA/MSc+ 3%; BA/BSc 26%; Matric/PU 35% & Others 36%)
From this, the NLC pointed to the low percentage of MA/Msc degree holders in the department working specifically at Longleng, Zunheboto, Kiphire, Mon and Tuensang districts.
It further expressed concern on the issue of “bogus, ghost and proxy employees,” and appealed to the tribe bodies, educated unemployed associations, conscious NGOs and individuals of concerned districts to seriously investigate the matter.
