By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: Various Government departments are still involved in ad-hoc appointments despite strict directives from the Personnel department to stop this practice.
A senior government official on condition of anonymity on Wednesday informed that the Personnel department in its order issued on October 3, 1987 had directed the various departments to stop all appointments under 3(f) of the Meghalaya Public Service Commission Regulation, 1972 or under adhoc basis.
As per this order, appointment on ahoc basis can be made only in very exceptional cases but this would require the approval of the State Government, the official informed.
“We are aware that the departments are flouting this order despite several reminders,” the official informed here on Wednesday, adding that it is the duty of the departments to submit the list of vacancies to the MPSC and District Selection Committee (DSC). “Unfortunately the departments are not giving details of vacancies to the MPSC and DSC and continue to make ad-hoc appointments which is illegal,” said.
Meanwhile, sources alleged that many of the senior officers especially those attached with the Directorate of various departments have resorted to illegal appointment of their kith and kin on an ad-hoc basis.
“If the officers had followed the directives of the Personnel department then they would not have been able to employ their relatives,” the sources said.
They observed that these illegal appointments are denying many of the deserving youths from getting employment in the Government sector.
Earlier, it was reported that several youths in Ri-Bhoi district who have cleared the interview conducted by the District Selection Committee (DSC) have not yet received their appointment letters since their posts are occupied by ad-hoc appointees.
Candidates who have cleared their exams have formed an organisation called Ri-Bhoi District Selection Committee Passed Candidates Association and have been moving from pillar to post to file RTI applications about the status of their employment and the available vacancies.
When contacted, one of the successful candidates informed that he had received information about vacancies existing in many departments but those departments are hesitant about appointing candidates who have cleared the DSC.
“The reason they are not appointing the successful candidates is because they do not want to terminate the employees already employed on ad-hoc basis,” he said.
The successful candidates who are awaiting appointments include 51 lower division clerks (LDCs) 30 peons, helpers, cooks amongst others.
This problem persists across the State. Many of the youths who have cleared their job interviews conducted by the DSCs of the respective districts for various posts are yet to be appointed even after the lapse of several years.