•-I have been pondering for some time now, how fortunate it is to be from a Backward Tribe (BT) in Nagaland. Let us examine, point by point, why this is so.
1. The Govt. has raised the reservation from 33% to 37% after being held to ransom by the Chakhesang Public Organization. This increase also includes the Sumis from Kiphire. Who knows, from now on, all Sumis appearing NPSC might come from that district.
2. The Govt. has decided to recruit 10 EACs from the Tribes of Chakhesang, Chang, Konyak, Khiamniungam, Phom, Pochury, Rengma, Sangtam, Yimchunger and Zeliang. Are they to be recruited through a special exam? This will dilute the prestige of the Nagaland Civil Service (NCS). If at all this policy is to be applied, I feel the Govt. should set up a new cadre of Nagaland Frontier Civil Service, with the members posted in frontier areas.
3. It has also been observed that those NCS officers from BTs get plum postings while those from the merit list have to slog it out in remote places. Even in the Nagaland Sectt. Service (NSS), those from BT get posted in important Deptts. Why is this? Are the elected representatives from BTs holding all the cards in the Govt.?
4. The latest incident is the recent JEE result. How can those from reserved quota get preference over the merit candidates? What is the point of studying so hard to get on top, only to have someone else come from behind and snatch away the fruit? This is a crying shame.
I am not against reservation policy, but there should be some rationality while applying it. Merit should never be diluted. Also, if a BT gets into the merit list, the quota should automatically be reduced.
Lastly, I wish to comment on the dangerous policy of the Govt. to bring schools in Manipur under NBSE. With this policy, our Naga children from Nagaland will really suffer. If the Manipuri Nagas are getting their HSLC and HSSLC under NBSE, what is to stop them from competing in NPSC? And they will do much better than our Nagas from Nagaland, who will have less job prospects.
Ketho Angami
Signal Angami, Dimapur
1. The Govt. has raised the reservation from 33% to 37% after being held to ransom by the Chakhesang Public Organization. This increase also includes the Sumis from Kiphire. Who knows, from now on, all Sumis appearing NPSC might come from that district.
2. The Govt. has decided to recruit 10 EACs from the Tribes of Chakhesang, Chang, Konyak, Khiamniungam, Phom, Pochury, Rengma, Sangtam, Yimchunger and Zeliang. Are they to be recruited through a special exam? This will dilute the prestige of the Nagaland Civil Service (NCS). If at all this policy is to be applied, I feel the Govt. should set up a new cadre of Nagaland Frontier Civil Service, with the members posted in frontier areas.
3. It has also been observed that those NCS officers from BTs get plum postings while those from the merit list have to slog it out in remote places. Even in the Nagaland Sectt. Service (NSS), those from BT get posted in important Deptts. Why is this? Are the elected representatives from BTs holding all the cards in the Govt.?
4. The latest incident is the recent JEE result. How can those from reserved quota get preference over the merit candidates? What is the point of studying so hard to get on top, only to have someone else come from behind and snatch away the fruit? This is a crying shame.
I am not against reservation policy, but there should be some rationality while applying it. Merit should never be diluted. Also, if a BT gets into the merit list, the quota should automatically be reduced.
Lastly, I wish to comment on the dangerous policy of the Govt. to bring schools in Manipur under NBSE. With this policy, our Naga children from Nagaland will really suffer. If the Manipuri Nagas are getting their HSLC and HSSLC under NBSE, what is to stop them from competing in NPSC? And they will do much better than our Nagas from Nagaland, who will have less job prospects.
Ketho Angami
Signal Angami, Dimapur
