No more back door, side door, window; only right door, says Nagaland minister

Our Correspondent

Wokha, Oct. 1 (EMN): Minister of Higher Education and Tribal Affairs, Temjen Imna Along, on Saturday advocated meritocracy in recruitment to government sector; called upon the people to evolve with time and do away with the practice of backdoor appointment.

Speaking at Mt. Tiyi College (MTC), Wokha alumni meet on Saturday, the minister lauded the Naga Students’ Federation and Eastern Naga Students’ Federation for their consistent effort in pursuing the implementation of the Nagaland Staff Selection Board (NSSB), saying that educated youths will now get the opportunity to prepare and ‘excel through the right door’.

There will be ‘no more back door, side door and window in appointment of government jobs in the state’, he told the gathering.

There is opportunity in every platform if we work hard, he said, adding that the world does not end in government jobs alone.

Considering the population, the state government has the highest number of employees in the whole country and at the same time “we are the highest unemployed”, going by the statistics of educated people, he pointed out.

He said the world is offering lot of opportunities to the young minds and it is merit and hard work that will take them further in their lives.

Along advised the students to go out beyond Nagaland and excel in their professions so that they can contribute to the nation and the state.

He said Mt. Tiyi College has produced many bureaucrats, technocrats and highly decorated officers. ‘It is your (Mt. Tiyi College) commitment to your goals, nation, community, to the state, to the family; the commitment to the brothers and sisters who are struggling, that is making them leaders of an inclusive future,’ he added.

He went on to say that ‘no matter where you are born, the very essence of who you are will be determined by your hard work and what you achieve’.

Nagas can’t survive alone

Along also called upon every section of the Naga society to set aside their differences and build a stronger and better Nagaland.

Maintaining that Nagas cannot survive alone, he urged the people to work together as one Naga family, and not for their particular community alone, in order to build a vibrant and prosperous state.