Dimapur, December 22 (MExN): The government of Nagaland has clarified that under the Nagaland retirement (from Public Employment) Act 2009, ad hoc contract period will be considered “deemed regularized and counted “towards the length of public service of the employee.” Chief Secretary of Nagaland Lalthara issued a notification today taking note that service benefits in the form of increment and leave accumulation etc for ad hoc/contract period of appointment of government servants have been “carried forward.”
They have been “carried forward on their subsequent regular appointment to the same or other post through the Nagaland Public Service Commission or departmental selection boards even without formal regularization of the contract/ad hoc service,” the notice stated. The chief secretary stated – “It is therefore clarified that for the purpose of calculation of length of service under Nagaland Retirement (from Public Employment) (second amendment) Act 2009, such ad hoc/contract period will be considered as ‘deemed regularized’ and counted towards the length of public service of the employee.” The notice is in continuation of the Personnel & Administrative reforms department’s earlier office memorandum dated 26.11.2009, dated 15.02.2010 and dated 1.10.2011 and specifically in clarification of point number two in a memorandum dated 11.10.2011.
