1. Public Awareness and Advocacy Movement
Create a citizens’ campaign demanding accountability in IAS appointments.
Use RTI (Right to Information) to expose irregular recruitments.
Civil society groups, retired bureaucrats, and students to form coalitions to press for reform.
Launch digital and social media awareness drives under slogans like “Merit First, Not Backdoor” / “Save Civil Services Integrity.”
2. Judicial and Legal Remedies
File Public Interest Litigations (PILs) in the Supreme Court or High Courts to challenge irregular appointments.
Seek judicial directions to:
Enforce recruitment through UPSC or transparent merit-based processes.
Audit all lateral or special appointments.
Demand that the DoPT and UPSC publish annual transparency reports.
3. Legislative and Institutional Reform Movement
Pressure Parliament and State Assemblies to amend service rules limiting executive discretion in appointments.
Advocate for:
A Civil Services Appointments Commission (CSAC).
Statutory protection for UPSC’s primacy in administrative recruitment.
Encourage Parliamentary Standing Committees to review irregularities.
4. Internal Bureaucratic Reform
Promote IAS Association resolutions and bureaucratic unity to defend merit-based service integrity.
Senior officers are urged upon to demand that all recruitment—lateral or otherwise—go through objective evaluation.
5. Alternative Administrative Arrangements
If reform fails and backdoor appointments persist:
Establish Parallel Professional Services (e.g., Indian Policy Service, Indian Development Service) to absorb meritorious officers selected through fair competition.
Strengthen State Civil Services and give them fair promotions to reduce the dominance of irregular entries.
6. Academic and Youth Mobilization
Encourage students, UPSC aspirants, and academic institutions to debate and document the issue.
Publish policy papers, host debates, and write op-eds to shape public opinion.
Essence of the Movement
The Nagas right movement for:
Peaceful and constitutional, not confrontational.
Evidence-based, relying on facts and transparency tools.
Inclusive, involving citizens, bureaucrats, and experts.
Dziesevituo Pual Solo
Vice-Chairman
All India Anti Corruption Organisation Nagaland
