Government should practice transparency in recruitment of NSSB members–NSF

Dimapur, Nov. 12 (EMN): The Naga Students' Federation (NSF) has reminded the state government that the demand for setting up of Nagaland Staff Selection Board (NSSB) came in the backdrop of the rampant corruption, backdoor appointments and other mal-practices prevailing in the recruitment process to various government jobs in the state.

The federation issued a press release on Thursday stating that the NSSB has been constituted to ensure that “these evils are weeded out” and culture of meritocracy is adopted.

“To achieve this, the government should practice total transparency in the process of recruiting the chairman and members of NSSB. The federation appeals to the state government to put in place a robust system wherein only officers with proven track record of expertise, integrity and morality throughout their career are on-boarded to NSSB. Until a group of incorruptible officers are constituted to form the board members, the very purpose of NSSB will be defeated. The federation is unapologetically of the view that equal job opportunity must be provided to everyone and that only deserving candidates are recruited through NSSB,” it stated.

Further, the NSF reiterated its earlier appeal to the Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC) to ensure that the long-pending prelims results of Nagaland Combined Civil Services examination 2019 are released without any further delay.

“The delay tactic been adopted by the commission while taking the excuse of the Covid-19 pandemic shall prove counterproductive in the face of the soaring unemployment amongst the youths of the state. More so, the federation appeals the NPSC to issue notification for NCCSE 2020 at the earliest as the future of the students' and youth community cannot be compromised due to reason which is beyond anyone's control,” it demanded.