The Nagaland Transparency Public Rights Advocacy and Direct Action Organization (NTPRADAO) has extended its full support to the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) in its demand to end what it described as favouritism, nepotism, and backdoor appointments in the induction of Non-State Civil Service (Non-SCS) officers into the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).
The JCC comprises CANSSEA, FONSESA, NIDA, NSSA, and NF&ASA, and is backed by the All Nagaland School Teachers’ Association (ANSTA).
In a statement issued on Tuesday, NTPRADAO condemned the state government’s alleged encouragement of “backdoor entries” into the IAS, calling it “a prestigious service that requires rigorous examination and selection.” The organization said that many Non-SCS officers “undergo years of dedicated study, resilience, and hard work to qualify through the Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC) exams.”
“When the state government speaks for meritocracy through NPSC and NSSB, why nepotism towards backdoor appointees for induction into IAS, those who have not burned midnight candles even for a minute or struggled to study for a day?” the statement questioned.
NTPRADAO urged the government to uphold meritocracy by inducting only the most eligible Non-SCS officers who were recruited through the constitutionally mandated NPSC. It also appealed to “all right-thinking Nagas, writers, intellectuals, and civil society organizations” to support the JCC’s demand for a fair and merit-based system.
