Nagaland
Patton furnishes figures; ‘not a single excess appointment’
Our Correspondent
Kohima, Feb. 15 (EMN): Deputy chief minister and minister in-charge of Home, Yanthungo Patton has stated that ‘from 2018, not a single excess recruitment has been done.’ During the Nagaland Legislative Assembly session in Kohima, he stated “recruitment is done as per the notification and Nagaland police manual and not by the minister in-charge.”
“Regarding the backdoor appointment, there is going to be a huge chaos and cry, so I demand the leader of the house that the 925 appointment be cancelled,” said opposition legislator Kuzholuzo Nienu.
Data for all ranks in the department from 2018-2019
| Cause of vacancy | 2018 | 2019 | Total |
| Retirement | 486 | 336 | 882 |
| Death | 126 | 81 | 207 |
| Promotion | 286 | 176 | 462 |
| Medical / voluntary retirement | 105 | 102 | 207 |
| Total | 1003 | 695 | 1698 |
Number of vacancies advertised for the police open recruitment rally and appointments made through the rally
| Year | Advertised posts | No. of posts | Appointments made through the recruitment rally (District / battalion wise) |
| 2018 | Deputy SP | 0 | |
| LDA | 27 | ||
| Stenographer gr-III | 05 | ||
| UBSI (GD) | 15 | 6 from Wokha, 2 each from Kohima and Tuensang and 1 each from Mokokchung, Mon, Kiphire, Peren and Phek district | |
| SI (opr) | 03 | 1 each from Wokha, Phek and Longleng district | |
| SI (Tech) | 03 | 1 each from Phek, Zunheboto and Tuensang district. | |
| ASI | 11 | 3 from Wokha district, 2 each from Zunheboto and Phek district, and one each from Mokokchung, Peren, Kiphire, and Tuensang district. | |
| 2019 | Deputy SP | 02 | |
| Constable (GD) NAP Bn | 78 | ||
| Constable (GD) DEF | 128 (including 33% reservation for female candidates) | ||
| Total | 272 |
District-wise LDA and stenographer appointments in 2018
| District | Number of post (LDA) | Number of posts (Stenographer) |
| Kohima | 03 | |
| Zunheboto | 03 | |
| Dimapur | 03 | |
| Peren | 01 | 01 |
| Mokokchung | 03 | 02 |
| Mon | 03 | 01 |
| Phek | 01 | |
| Kiphire | 02 | |
| Tuensang | 01 | 01 |
| Total | 20 | 05 |