KSO demands a backlog of 474 constable posts to be added separately

Imphal May 14: The Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO) general head quarter submitted a memorandum to the chief minister O Ibobi Singh regarding the allocation of quota in respect of ST candidates in the recruitment of constables in Manipur Police department following a backlog of 474 posts in the recruitment process held during February 2, 2008 and December 10, 2008, and another backlog of 28 posts in Manipur Police Housing Corporation Limited, vide letter No. G/19/2012-MPHC/505 and dated December 13, 2012 on Tuesday.

The memorandum mention that the KSO come to learn that there has been a quota backlog of 474 posts of constables in the police department on account of ineligibility of ST applicants in the last recruitment held in 2008 vide Orders No. E-31/21/2007-PHQ (Adm) Pt-1and dated 28.9.2009.

The KSO is baffled over the presence of this huge backlog of post meant for STs. The KSO is of the opinion that there cannot be a backlog of such huge number of posts, if not deliberately orchestrated, as there is no dearth of suitable applicants in any recruitment process in the state, at any time said the KSO memorandum signed by its general secretary Sasang Vaiphei.

Again the KSO pointed out a backlog of 28 posts in the MPHC Limited which is being left unfilled up.
Drawing the attention of the chief minister, the KSO ask to rectified on the following points that “the concern authority should substantiate the reason as to how such huge backlog of posts existed in the first place”, “what action has been taken up so far by the concern authority to fill up these posts i.e. 474 constables posts in Manipur Police department and 28 varied posts in MPHC Limited” and “how many numbers of posts have been allocated for ST candidates in the current recruitment, not including the backlog of 474 posts which was left unfilled up in 2008 recruitment.

Considering the case, the KSO general head quarter demands that this backlog of 474 posts should be filled separately i.e. independent of the quota already allocated for the STs in the ensuing recruitment process for 2000 numbers of constable posts in the department said the KSO memorandum.

And also the department should make an effort to fill up 28 various posts reserved for the STs vide proposal letter No. G/19/2012-MPHC/505 mentioned the memorandum.