Nagaland JCC seeks public supporton IAS induction issue

Joint co-ordination committee (JCC) on IAS induction (CANSSEA, FONSESA, NIDA, NSSA & NF&ASA) has made an appeal to the public to understand and empathise with its cause for taking up the issue of induction of IAS officers under the Non-State Civil Service (Non-SCS) quota in its entirety.
JCC through its media cell appreciated the state government for admitting to procedural lapses in the process screening candidates for induction, despite the existence of the IAS (Appointment by Selection), Recruitment 1954 and IAS (Appointment by Selection) Regulations, 1997.
JCC said the government overlooked the Office Memorandum dated October 7, 2020 issued by the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), which clearly directs all ministries and departments to implement the Supreme Court’s judgment ensuring that appointments and inductions conform strictly to constitutional and merit-based procedures.
JCC — comprising all major state employees’ associations — reiterated that it harbours no ill intent or ulterior motive against any individual or organisation. JCC maintained that the ongoing movement was solely to uphold meritocracy and transparency in public service recruitment and, above all, for justice to prevail for the greater good of all.
The committee said its stand for merit-based governance was fully aligned with the Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC) and Nagaland Staff Selection Board (NSSB) Regulations of 2020, both established to promote fairness and equal opportunity.
It cautioned that a wrong policy, which shuns all norms and established laws of the land, would lead to destruction of the State and the society. “If this wrong policy is allowed to continue unchecked, the very purpose and sense of recruiting thousands of young aspirants through transparent, competitive and fair examinations will be defeated,” JCC remarked.
Further, the committee affirmed that it was their goal and duty to ensure that irrespective of community or organisation, the just interest of every responsible citizen, intellectual, and young talents was constantly protected, promoted and served as a social and government priority.
JCC acknowledged that democratic forms of protest could cause temporary inconveniences to the public. The committee has appealed to all to understand, support, and bear with inconveniences as part of collective effort to correct a serious wrong and safeguard meritocracy in the State. “Our strife is for fair, just and equal opportunity for every person as established under the law,” JCC stated.