APSCOA appeals for posting administrative officer for ULB

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ITANAGAR: The Arunachal Pradesh Civil Service Officers Association (APSCOA) has reiterated its appeal to the state government to post an administrative officer of IAS or state cadre for the post of Director in the Department of Urban and Local Body (ULB).

The association also appealed for the immediate posting of a state cadre officer for the post of Director Information and Technology (IT), the timely execution of the Departmental Promotional Committee (DPC), and the posting of Entry Grade (EG) officers as Under Secretaries.

Addressing the media at the press club on Saturday, APSCOA spokesperson Bitu Kri said that the crux of the demands of the association is to create an impartial system in the state and not against any individual. He said the present director of ULB is not only an officer of junior rank but also not a state cadre officer.

whereas all the functions of the ULB are administrative in nature, and similar or equivalent positions are headed either by IAS or state civil services throughout the country. The appointment of the officer from another department will not only create hierarchy and control issues in the department but also block promotion and job vacancies.

“Hence, we appeal to the state government to review its decision and post an administrative officer of sufficient seniority to maintain a proper hierarchy of the system from its initial stage. Anything else would be technically incorrect and have serious ramifications on the system of functioning of the department,” he said. Likewise, the association also requested to immediately post an Arunachal Public Civil Service (APCS) officer in the cadre post of Director IT. He said in the year 2017, the post was made a cadre post of APCS, and only APCS officers can be posted as directors.

“After submitting numerous representations on the matter, in the year 2022, APCS (Admin grade) was posted as Director. However, after a week’s gap, the order was directed to be kept in abeyance,” he said.

In the matter of the DPC, Kri said that, as per the rule, the DPC should be conducted every 6 months, but surprisingly, the order is not followed. The IAS induction of APCS officers against the vacancy select list of 2018 to 2020 was completed in 2023, which took almost 5 years.

“In other states, the process is carried out within a year. This practice of delay has a downing effect on the entire low-grade officer corps as well as creating no new job vacancies for the unemployed youths of the state,” he added.

He also said that in 2010, a notice was issued for the appointment of EG officers of APCS with 4 years of service to be eligible as undersecretary. But to no surprise, the order was never taken seriously and is still to be implemented in the state.

Meanwhile, APCSOA General Secretary Nangram Pinkup said that following the failure of the state government over their request, the association earlier opted for mass casual leave for a couple of days as a mark of protest. However, there has been no response to their appeal despite the repeated submission of the request letter.

He said that the association also had a meeting earlier with Home Minister Bamang Felix, who is the chairman of the issue. He had assured to place the matter with CM Pema Khandu, but there has been no response to it.

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