Clarification by Dy Dir RIMS on the issue of MTS recruitment
Source: IT News

Imphal, May 30 2019: The institute had issued advertisement for filling up of 134 posts of Multi Tasking Staff, RIMS, Imphal vide advertisement No B/3025/2015-RIMS dt 16th Jan, 2016 during the period of the then Director of the institute.

Out of the 134 posts of Multi Tasking Staff, 4(Four) posts were reserved for Persons with Disability (PwD) Category.

The 4 (four) posts reserved for PwD category were filled up and appointed in May, 2016, in terms of Hon'ble Supreme Court order and Special Recruitment Drive for filling up for posts reserved for PwD category.

On appointment of 4 PwD category, the institute is facing legal litigation from Shri Th Raichandra Singh filed in the Hon'ble High Court of Manipur stating that the institute has violated the DoPT O M No 39020/01/2013-Estt (B)- Part dt 29th Dec, 2019, thereby not conducting the written test.

Thereafter, another Professor was appointed as Director in-charge of the institute w.e.f 27th April, 2016 .

The institute issued Notification for holding of Aptitude/Skill test from 27th Jan, onwards vide institute Notice No.B/3025/2015-RIMS dt 31st Dec, 2016 .

However, due to enforcement of Election Model Code of Conduct from 9/1/2017 for General Assembly Election of the state, the scheduled Aptitude/Skill Test could not be conducted.

The institute had also made effort even by requesting to the Chief Electoral Officer of Manipur to allow the institute to conduct the Personality/Aptitude Test vide institute letter No B/3025/2015-RIMS dt 6th Jan,2017 .

Before the Model Code of Conduct is lifted the then, Director, left the office of the Director on attaining the age of Superannuation on 28/2/2017 .

The Institute was left without a Director from 1/3/2017 to 3/4/2017.Thereafter, an IAS Officer was appointed as Director of the Institution as in-charge and assumed the charge of Director from 4/4/2017.The then Director, RIMS, Imphal left the office of Director on31/7/2017.As the tenure of the Director was for a short span of time, no concrete decision on filling up of the vacant posts of Multi Tasking Staff was made.

A students organizations i.e.All Tribals Students' Union Manipur (ATSUM) has also objected the Advertisement requesting to implement of 34% reservation for ST candidates.

The Institute was again without a Director from 1/8/2017 to 16/8/2017 until Prof A Santa Singh assumed the charge of Director, RIMS, Imphal on 17/8/2017 as additional charge till 8/11/2017 which was extended from time to time.

During this period the Director being on in-charge basis could not take an effective decision.

On assumption of Prof A Santa Singh as regular Director from 9/11/2018, the process for filling up Multi Tasking Staff was started.

Accordingly, a committee under the Chairmanship of Medical Superintendent was constituted for scrutinizing the applications received from the candidate as the applications were received directly to the office and not though Employment Exchanges.

In the meantime the NTEWA has also requested the authority to conduct the Selection process without written examination as was done in the case of recruitment of PwD category.

The applications need to be thoroughly scrutinized so as to avoid future legal complications.

The institute has also issued an Addendum dt 9th March, 2019, informing the Admit Card Holders for the post of Multi Tasking Staff to exercise their option/choice of trade in the Option Form as a part of Skill/Aptitude Test.

However, due to enforcement of Election Model Code Of Conduct in connection with the 17th Lok Sabha Election, the process for submission of Option Form was kept in abeyance w.e.f 20/3/2019 .

The Institute is in the process of continuing the process of filling up of Multi Tasking Staff since the Model Code of Conduct has been liftes on 25/5/2019 .

In the meantime, 71 people have filed Writ Petition to thr Hon'ble High Court stating that as per DoPT instructions the time frame for completing of a Selection process is 6(six) months as the advertisement dt 16th Jan, 2016 is over 3(three) years they have requested to allow them to compete in the selection process even though they have not applied for the same in earlier stage.

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