Bifurcation of Assam-Meghalaya cadre
From Our Special Correspondent
NEW DELHI: With the demand for separation of cadre for the Indian Administrative Services (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFS) for Assam and Meghalaya gaining momentum, the Centre is likely to take a decision in this regard shortly.
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on Monday decided to take up the issue in its next meeting.
The issue figured in Monday’s meeting held in connection with the separation of cadre for Tripura and Manipur. The Government side said that it would come out with a decision in the next meeting.
With the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Amendment Act, 2011 being tabled in the Parliament recently for the separation of the cadre for the IAS, IPS and IFS for Manipur and Tripura, there has been a demand that there should be a separation of the Assam- Meghalaya cadre also.
The demand for separate cadre in Meghalaya was raised by both the ruling alliance partners and the opposition NCP. Leader of the Opposition in Meghalaya Assembly Conrad K Sangma recently said that the State Government should immediately follow up this matter to see that Meghalaya gets its own cadre.
Sangma observed that if both Manipur and Tripura cadre were being separated then there is no reason why the State Government cannot impress upon the Centre for separation of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre.