By Our Reporter
SHILLONG: The findings of the High Level Scrutiny Committee (HLSC) on education scam are more or less similar to the observations of the CBI, which had unearthed irregularities in the appointment of assistant teachers in the Government-run Lower Primary Schools.
It was on July 29 that the HLSC submitted its report to the Government and the recommendations of the committee is still under the examination of the Government.
However, sources on Monday said that HLSC found there were irregularities in the appointment of school teachers in line with the CBI and the task of the Government would be to appoint the eligible candidates and to take action against those who got the jobs through unfair means.
The terms of reference of the HLSC was to scrutinise and review the records regarding the candidature of the selected and unselected candidates in order to ascertain the legality of such selection or no-selection, as the case may be, and thereafter segregating the tainted candidates from the non-tainted.
The HLSC during its probe for the last two months, segregated the tainted candidates from the non-tainted.
As per the terms of reference, the HLSC had also been entrusted with the task of “taking necessary action to offer appointment and confirm appointments of duly selected candidates whether already appointed or not and also terminate the candidature/appointment of the ineligible candidates and appoint the eligible candidates including the writ petitioner, if found suitable”. Sources said that the HLSC have examined this matter and made necessary suggestions in this regard.
“While undertaking this exercise, the Committee shall also take beneficial assistance and guidance of the findings, if any, recorded legitimately by the CBI in its inquiry report which is now lying in the custody of the Government”, was one of the terms of reference. According to sources, the HLSC have also taken inputs from the CBI findings.
As per the terms of reference, the Committee had also been mandated to ascertain if any officer or authority has indulged in deliberate complicity of the matter of vitiating or otherwise interfering with the selection process.
However, it is yet to be known whether the HLSC recommended any action against any officers. Sources also said that HLSC did not have any mandate to examine the role of former Education Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh, who is currently holding urban and municipal affairs portfolio, in the scam.
The HLSC consisted of senior education department officials EP Kharbhih, (Chairman), CCM Mihsil and P Ryngksai. (members).