Imphal, November 25 2009: A two-day open meeting to resolve the pending cases on appointment of candidates in Education Department under die-in-harness scheme has begun today at the office of the Directorate of Education (S) located at Lamphelpat.

Officials concerned verified the documents of applicants applying for appointment under die-in-harness scheme in the Education Department for the valley districts.

Education Minister L Jayentakumar, who inspected the progress of the meeting today, said that there is a standing order of the government to reserve 5% of vacant jobs under die-in-harness scheme.

According to the order, the applicants whose applications are now processed at the Secretariat would be given preference.

Meanwhile, talking to this reporter, the general secretary of All Manipur Die-In-Harness Scheme Appointment Demand Committee, Haobam Suraj pointed out that appointment under the die-in-harness scheme was banned on June 15, 2002 .

With efforts of the committee, the government had issued an order on December 16, 2006 allowing 5% reservation for next of kin of government servants who died during service period in matter of appointment.

The committee has protested the government order, he said.

He said, many applicants had brought the matter to the court prior to the banning of the scheme in 2002.He said that the government could have been trying to solve those pending cases today.

However, Suraj warned that the committee would not remain a silent spectator in case the government is just staging a drama before the media.

At the same time, according to a statement issued by the Administrative Officer of the Directorate of Education (S), an open meeting to resolve the pending cases of appointment under die-in-harness scheme was held at the education directorate office today.

The meeting was attended by Education Minister L Jayentakumar, Commissioner of Education (S), Prasant Kumar, Director of Education (S), M Harekrishna and Additional director of Education (S) (Valley).

It stated that the meeting discussed 350 pending cases in the valley districts today.

The meeting will discuss 247 pending cases in the hill districts tomorrow.

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