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Sir,
After a lot of flip- flop Govt. has finally appointed a Cabinet Sub -Committee to review the recently announced recruitment policy. The move though late is welcome . The CSC shall look into the legal , operational , and other aspects of new recruitment policy which had raised outcry in the State. Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu had earlier sought to downplay the public criticism by stating that new policy was aimed to fast track appointment of only some 15, 000 posts at the district level especially in far flung areas.
The Govt. has further sought to justify the policy formulated to make appointment against certain categories of gazetted and non- gazetted vacancies on contractual basis stating that it would help cope with the manpower shortage in the crucial sectors like health and education in the remote areas of the State. The arguments put forth in its support seem to be specious for a number of reasons. If the policy for example is aimed to fill just 15000 posts for all times to come, it would disturb the statutory and constitutional valid system of public recruitment in the State. There will be two separate and distinct recruitment methods for the same posts as in ReT teacher and General line teacher , obviously not going in sync with each other.
Besides impinging upon the constitutional validity of the system like SSB and PSC the new recruitment policy may raise a number of issues in the coming year which could give rise to a litigation unless the service laws are amended. For instance where shall be the contractual appointees who will have to wait for seven years for their regularisation contingent upon their satisfactory services fall in the seniority vis-a vis those employed under general employment policy during that period as in case of ReT teachers and General line teachers. Another matter of concern is the power given to DCs to make recruitment.
The Deputy Commissioners are the most overburdened lot of officers in any state, further burdening them with the onerous task of making contractual appointment is a bad idea. The argument that employees show reluctance to work at far off places and hence contractual policy is not convincing. A public servant should have a little say and choice in the matters of transfer or posting atleast that is the law of the land.
Yours etc…..
Rakesh Singh Chambial
Billan Bowli, Udhampur
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Sir,
Owing to an unending criticism by the public, the policy has been subjected to certain modifications to make it people-friendly. Indeed, the Govt in principle, does strain every nerve to address all such problems which masses stand confronted with, but the apprehensions of illegalities, corruption and nepotism are so thick and demoralising that even a common man with a little concern doesn’t agree and believe that transparency would ever regulate the process of recruitment which is extremely tragic.
The situation may not be exactly the same, but the faithlessness and trust stands declined and as the experience reveals, transparency in the recruitment process appears totally illusive. How much salary one is paid, is not of much significance, but how the process of recruitment is conducted exhibits efficiency in governance. The phenomenon of unemployment as exists in the State, has virtually broken the backbone of our youth and therefore any delay in the process would mean denying food to a hungry man. Any dramatisation of the process of recruitment is absolutely intolerable and undesired. The masses feel tormented more when law of justice is violated by those who are believed and expected to be good.
Hope with fair execution of the policy, our unemployed youth would heave sigh of relief under the changed political scenario.
Yours etc….
Keshwa Nand Sharma
Salehri (S.Bani)
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