People bear the brunt of loopholes in Employment Exchange Office and Transport Office in Senapati
Tahamzam (Senapati), May 23 (MExN): The Senapati District Students’ Association (SDSA) today has expressed its serious concern over the prevailing state of affairs in District Employment Exchange Office and District Transport Office, Senapati and said that it detected “loopholes of highest degree” in these offices.
A press note from SDSA General Secretary, Newman Polah informed that having “bombarded” with phone calls to address the grievances of the public with respect two offices, the student body had undertaken inspection at intervals to assess the situation and found the loopholes. “It has intimated its displeasure through telephonic conversation with hope the department would take necessary measures to remedy the same,” it said but the concerned department conveniently neglected and failed to seriously follow SDSA request.
Consequently, it informed that SDSA President, Pungdi. P Celestine and his colleagues make an anonymous visit at the Employment Exchange Office few days ago and saw “painful” picture human chain under the scorching sun waiting desperately for official even after the schedule of office hour’s had lapsed for an hour. “When the office opened, only few staffs were present against the total strength of its staffs. When questioned, it was learnt that many of its staffs retired and their vacancy left void,” it added.
The daily affairs of the office is been managed only by a lower division clerk with no supervisors to monitor and despite computer revolution, an office whose mission is to curb unemployment in the district has no such system and all process of documentation done manually, SDSA further lamented.
In this regard, the student body said that there is an “urgent need for installation of suitable electronic system to speedy the official proceedings in time.” At the District Transport Office, the SDSA officials also detected similar lacuna with the functioning of the district Motor Vehicle Department.
It is regrettable to note that that while it take few days to get the document done elsewhere, a person needing driving license in the district has to wait for months, it highlighted. SDSA also informed that while seeking explanation for the long waiting period, it found out that the officer-in-charge had kept himself busy with other official work in the state capital (Imphal) ignoring the duties assigned to him. “There were acute shortages of man power for performing the chores of the office.” Due to such delay and inefficiency, students pursuing higher studies outside the state have to suffer the brunt as such document is used as alternative gateway for rent, jobs, passport and other amenities, SDSA further maintained.
In this regard, the students’ body expressed disappointment at the “deliberate absenteeism” of the concerned officers and disloyalty in the performance of their duties and called for rectification.
