Dimapur, April 17 (EMN): It would appear that the Nagaland Congress, formed last year by former members of Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee, have already started drawing battle lines for the next assembly elections in Nagaland.
Continuing its recent trend of attacking the ruling government of the state, the Nagaland Congress on Monday issued a press release citing RTI findings in relation to what the party said was “alarming appointments of non-locals and under/unqualified candidates” in the state’s police department.
According to the party: “State government is being shifty and NPF is being abusive over backdoor appointment, the latter even claiming that appointments were not given to non locals but only to deserving Naga youth. This claim is ridiculous; NPF is plainly ignorant of ground reality, particularly about appointment in police department. Hence, Nagaland Congress is laying bare fact and figure, furnished by PHQ office in reply to RTI query.
1) From January 2009 to 3rd December 2015, altogether 7005 candidates were appointed against the post of constable, NCE, ABSI, UBSI and ASI. The breakup of educational standard/qualification of these 7005 candidates is shown below:
(i) MA/Equivalent 64 (0.91%)
(ii) BA/Equivalent 610 (9%)
(iii) 10+ 1381 (20%)
(iv) 0-10 4050 (71%) (Qualification(s) of those not specified are included
here)
Most non-tribal appointees are in the category of Class 0-10.
2) Later PHQ Office gave a revised figure at 6838. Even then, 747 Non-Locals were appointed which is 11% of total appointment. Their appointment was fourth highest (as on 3rd Dec. 2015). These non-locals largely are Nepali, Bihari, Assamese, Muslims and people from Kerala, UP, Manipur etc, substantial number of Kuki and fewer numbers of Kachari, Garo, Mizo and other Naga tribal from outside the state.
- The mode of appointment, in the case of 6838 candidates was:
(i) Recruitment process 1160 (17%)
(ii) Departmental (?) 1672 (24%)
(iii) PHQ, Comdnt, SP etc 4007 (59%)
“Departmental appointment was more of direct appointment in most battalions and units rather than through actual recruitment process. Direct appointment might have crossed over 70% because around 71% of appointees are in the category of Class 0-10 and unquestionably they had not gone through any recruitment process.
4) Recently PHQ Office furnished information that altogether there are 23805 employees (as on 13 Oct 2016) in police department. Out of this total figure, 3418 are non-locals, which constitute about 15% employees in the department. Non-locals are currently second highest employees in police department, surpassing all native tribes (except one) of Nagaland state.
“Whereas on 31st May 2016, precisely 70420 young job seekers were registered in Live Register with the office of Employment, Skill and Entrepreneurship, Nagaland, Kohima in various category as given below:
This is the harsh reality state government is unwilling to address, NPF is not even aware, yet senselessly challenging those who have facts, the party stated. “Appointment in police department is just the tip of iceberg but it speaks volume about the dirt of backdoor appointments elsewhere.
“State government and NPF as usual may still react negatively but whichever way they react, they must first give straight, no beating around the bush, answers to three vital questions: (i) why & how non-locals are given such unacceptable size of appointment (15% of total employees) in police department by depriving that much the locals? (ii) Why around 71% appointment were given to under/unqualified candidates and only about 29% to qualified candidates during 2009 - 2015, when 50000 or more Naga educated youth are steadily rendered jobless? (iii) Why is only 17% of appointment done through open recruitment process and massive 83% through questionable departmental process & direct appointment by PHQ, Unit Commandant and SP during 2009 - 2015?”
It also stated that the citizens of the state must learn the truth and “react at appropriate time”.
The party claimed that: “Nagaland Congress will bring out more employment related facts and figures to reveal why large educated youth have become jobless due to (i) excessive appointment of non-locals (ii) excessive direct appointment & (iii) excessive appointment of under/unqualified candidates in different government establishments”.
