FATYCM apprehensive of MOBC's programmes
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Imphal, April 12 2011:
Federation of All Tribal Youth Clubs, Manipur (FATYCM) has submitted on Monday a representation to the Manipur minister of Rural Development, Minorities and Other Backward Classes, underscoring rampant flouting of reservation norms in the department and has sought a white paper on projects undertaken by the department.
In a representation made available to NNN, FATYCM stated that the recent recruitment of various staff under the Manipur State Rural Road Development Agency (MSRRDA) was done against the State reservation norms and guidelines.
Such deprivation of seats and quotas reserved for scheduled tribes in Manipur tantamount to contravention of State reservation policy, particularly read against the Manipur DP and AR (per division) OM No 9/6/2009 and dated March 20, 2010 published in Manipur Gazette Extra Ordinary No 416 of 24/3/2010 .
The tribal body has appealed to the minister through the representation to revoke the recruitment of 47 SOs, 20 LDCs, 36 RMs, nine treasurers, 18 lab assistants and one CDA which was effected under letter No.1/13/2005-MSRRDA/CP/PT/158 dated 16/6/2009, and that fresh recruitment to the posts be initiated.
The representation signed by its joint secretary and information secretary Lethang Haokip and M Hopeson respectively went on to highlight the absence of supervision and effective monitoring which has led to the compromise of quality and quantity of construction of government school buildings undertaken through MSDP funds under Minorities and Other Backward Classes (MOBC).
�It is also found that certain works were permitted cash withdrawals without any execution of the works in the programme,� it said.
�The outcome of such an awkward development is mainly due to the lack of supervision and effective monitoring from the concerned authority� .
It has quoted a ban imposed by the State finance department on the drawing of departmental funds from the banks through self cheques and that of maintaining funds by departments outside the government account in the form of banker�s cheques which are violative of rule 3 and 4 of general financial rules, while pointing out discrepancies and irregularities to that effect prevalent in the directorate of MOBC.
Stating that the directorate of MOBC will soon be launching various projects on economic development, FATYCM has sought a white paper from the competent authority of MOBC for the smooth and successful implementation of the programmes.
It has sought intervention from the minister of RD and MOBC in the revelation of, inter alia, white papers on projects undertaken during the last three years, whether they were allocated district/block/community wise with the total number of beneficiaries for each project with 2010 financial year as the baseline, copy of newspaper advertisements of the notifications of MOBC inviting application forms for the projects, sanction letters from the concerned funding sources of each program with relevant documents of having received it, etc.
FATYCM has warned that on the event of a failure to bring a positive response to its demands, agitations would be launched.