ATSUM flays Govt OM on promotion of employees
Source: Chronicle News Service / Newmai News Network
Imphal, January 09 2022:
All Tribal Students' Union Manipur (ATSUM) said on Sunday that it took strong exception to the Office Memorandum (OM) published in the Manipur Gazette by the Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Manipur "wherein it has directed all government departments to adopt the OM of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension, Department of Personnel and Training issued on September 30, 2016 for all services/posts under the Government of Manipur, including societies, agencies, undertakings, companies, corporations, etc".
According to ATSUM, the said Office Memorandum which invited reference to DoPTOM of 2016 is in contravention of the Supreme Court Order issued on 17.05.2018 in the SLP (C) NO 30621/2011 and DoPT OM dated 15.06.2018 .
The tribal students' body said that the OM issued by Special Secretary (DP), Manipur implies that promotions of reserved category employees to unreserved posts can no longer be allowed.
"This totally negates the status quo being followed in matters of departmental promotion of all government employees where candidates from reserved category are adjusted in unreserved category on the basis of own merit and seniority," ATSUM added.
It then said that the Supreme Court Order issued on 17.05.2018 on the matter of reservation in promotion treatment of SC/ST candidates promoted on their own merit, directed that "the pendency of this Special Leave Petition shall not stand in the way of Union of India taking steps for the purpose of promotion from 'reserved to reserved' and 'unreserved to unreserved' and also in the matter of promotion on merits" .
Accordingly, DoP&T promulgated the order vide DoP&T's OM dated 15.06.2018 and the same has been adopted ever since, the ATSUM added.
"Instead of adopting the DoP&T's OM dated 15.06.2018 which takes precedence over earlier OMs, the state government chooses to adopt DoP&T's OM dated 30.07.2016.This can be construed as a malicious intent to deprive deserving ST employees of their due promotions against the unreserved vacancies.
ATSUM cannot remain a silent spectator if this misdemeanour against the tribal employees of the state is not stopped," the ATSUM said.
Therefore, ATSUM said that authority concerned should rectify the OM by adopting the DoP&T's OM dated 17.05.2018 and further refrain from indulging in any policy that would have detrimental effect on the well-being of tribal people.