Many ACS, allied posts to be filled up; Positions were left vacant after cash-for-job scam

GUWAHATI: It is god news for job seekers that the Personnel department of the State government has sought the vacancy positions of ACS (Assam Civil Services) and allied services of various departments so as to fill them up. The posts of ACS and allied services that have been lying vacant after the dismissal of a number of accused officers from services in the cash-for-job scam in the APSC (Assam Public Service Commission) will also be filled up during the recruitment drive.

After the respective departments giving the positions of their vacant posts, the Personnel department, with the approval of the Chief Minister, will request the APSC to select candidates for appointment.

It has come to the notice of the Personnel department that various posts of ACS Junior Grade, Assam Police Service Junior Grade, Assam Taxation Service, etc have been lying vacant for long. Such important posts lying vacant have their telling effect on the administration at the grassroots level in the State.

The Personnel department has also decided to fill up the posts of ACS, APS, Assam Taxation Service, Assam Transport Service and Labour Services that have been lying vacant ever since the dismissal of a number of officers who were accused in the cash-for-job scam in the APSC from their services.

The dismissal did lead a number of the accused moving the Gauhati High Court. It was on March 18, 2020 that the Gauhati High Court upheld the dismissal of the accused officers from their respective services by the State government.

The break-up of the number of ACS and allied service posts that have been lying vacant after the dismissal of a section of officers in the cash-for-job scam is: ACS Junior grade (31 posts), APS (11 posts), and Assam Taxation Services (six posts), besides two posts each of Assam Transport Services and Assam Labour Services.

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