Aspirants participate in a physical test during the Nagaland Police constable recruitment rally. (DIPR file Photo)
Mon, January 28 (MExN): The Konyak Union has appealed to the Director General of Police, Nagaland, to decentralise the oral interview stage of the General Duty Police recruitment process from Dimapur to respective district headquarters.
In a representation submitted to the Nagaland police chief, the union expressed appreciation for the “transparent and equitable” large-scale recruitment initiative by the department. However, it highlighted the “undue financial burden” placed on candidates from remote and economically underprivileged areas, particularly Mon District, due to the current centralised system.
It highlighted that a significant number of candidates originate from far-flung rural areas. The union stated that travelling to Dimapur for interviews forces aspirants from far-flung rural areas to bear “exorbitant transportation costs, extended travel durations, and unavoidable accommodation expenses.” It noted that this often compels the aspirants ‘either to incur debt or to abstain from the recruitment process altogether due to these hardships.’
The representation also pointed to the “severe overcrowding” and limited lodging facilities in Dimapur during recruitment periods, causing “immense inconvenience and distress” to those from distant districts.
Decentralising the oral interview process to district headquarters, the union argued, would “would not only alleviate these difficulties but also ensure equal access, reduce financial strain, and encourage broader participation in a fair, inclusive, and just manner.”
The union earnestly solicited the DGP's “kind and sympathetic consideration of this request in the larger interest of justice, accessibility, and equitable opportunity for all aspirants.”
The appeal was appended by KU President, Yamao Konyak, and General Secretary, Wango Konyak.
