KSU demands DSC EKH to implement 15 points charter for effective transparent job recruitment

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaOctober 24, 2024

The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) on Wednesday demanded implementation of the 15-points charter to bring about an effective transparent recruitment and an efficient system in the district selection committee (DSC) in East Khasi Hills.

In its letter to the DC and chairperson of the DSC, chairman of the KSU employment monitoring cell Reuben Najiar said the 15 points include the appointment of sufficiently qualified Non – Official Vice Chairman and Non-Official Members of the District Selection Committees with no political affiliations, annual declaration of assets and liabilities by a public servant, applicants to be domicile of Meghalaya and must know Khasi language to be able to apply for any post in DSC in Khasi and Jaintia Hills, Adhoc/ Contractual/Casual appointments to be avoided, annual calendar including key dates for examinations to be published by the DSC, public disclosure of marks secured by all the candidates in any examinations, roll numbers of a candidates and any other changes not to take place in between the recruitment process and carbon copy of the OMR sheet to be supplied to the candidates.

The union has also emphasized the need to released of answer key after examination and specific time frame to be given for challenging the answer key, recruitment process to be completed within 6 (six) months from the date of advertisement, abolition of personal interview for Grade B, C and D, annual report by the DSC, question papers to be highly confidential to avoid leakage, creation of Grievances Cell in the DSC and computer based test for mere future.

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He said that the Union in its quest for fair and transparent recruitment in the State has examined various loopholes in the system and in this particular instance in regards to the District Selection Committees which needs urgent addressal.

“Over the years, the District Selection Committees of East Khasi Hills District have been lamented with inappropriate functioning giving rise to unfitting appointments. This is injustice on the part of genuine and capable job seekers who are looking forward to serving in the government sector,” Najiar said.

“The Union has also observed that over a long period of time there was no advertisement from the DSC EKH until recently, but the appointment processes every year in different departments were carried out which is highly questionable and unethical. The Union in this regard has come up with 15 points whereby the DSC can adopt for a swift and transparent recruitment,” he added.