A screengrab from a press conference held at the Dimapur
Naga Students’ Union's office on Tuesday. (EM)
- DIMAPUR — Continuing with the ongoing debate
over regularisation of assistant professors, the Dimapur Naga Students’ Union
(DNSU) on Tuesday disclosed that as per an RTI reply received by the union, 144
assistant professors were absorbed by the Department of Higher Education on
December 18, 2024.
- These posts were initially contractual appointments made
between January 30, 2015, and February 18, 2020.
- This was informed by the assistant general secretary of
DNSU, Rukewezo Wetsah, during a press conference here at the DNSU office.
- Wetsah said that in light of these revelations, the DNSU had
earlier issued a press release on 8 April, condemning the “absorption” which
bypassed the mandated recruitment process through the Nagaland Public Service
Commission (NPSC).
- This is in contravention to the June 6, 2016, cabinet
decision on regularisation of contractual employees, he said.
- He also maintained that the February 8, 2024, wherein the
cabinet approved a policy for regularisation of contract or adhoc employees
undermined the principle of right to equal opportunities.
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