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| Workshop on transparent, credible selection procedures for recruitment | | Transparency in recruitment fundamentals of state policy: Mangat | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Mar 29
Reiterating government’s firm resolve to make recruitment procedure transparent, credible and merit oriented, Minister for Health and Medical Education Mangat Ram Sharma has affirmed that the ‘selection process shall be transparence under all circumstances’.
Speaking at the inaugural function of one day workshop on 'transparent and credible selection procedures for recruitment' organized by J&K Public Service Commission (PSC) on its Golden Jubilee celebration at Zorawar Singh Auditorium Jammu University today he said "the selection process shall be transparence under all circumstances".
Former Chief Minister Dr. Farooq Abdullah, former Chairperson Union PSC P. C. Hota, PSCs Chairpersons from West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Karnatka, Uttarakhund, Manipur, J&K PSCs members, VCs of Kashmir and Jammu Universities, senior officers of civil and police departments, including Commissioner Secretaries, besides a large number of University students were among others who attended the workshop.
Health Minister said government would give top priority to the preparation of an employment oriented medium term plan. The basic objective of the 11th five year plan would be to accelerate the rate of growth of the state's domestic product to 8% and maximize the employment generation, he added.
The Minister said that “government has committed itself to the concept of ‘Kushhal Jammu and Kashmir”, which pre-supposes maximum thrust on development and growth, with equity, so that all sections of the society get social, economic and political justice and live with dignity and honor.
Sharma said "although in recent years the State has made steady progress in all sectors of the economy and is moving towards strong economic fundamentals, it is still lagging behind in terms of infrastructure and some social sectors like education and health care, agriculture continues to be the predominant sector in terms of employment and livelihood" he added.
‘J&K PSC is a constitutional body charged with the responsibility of selection to the services including civil services and other posts of the state departments’, he said and appreciated the Commission for taking various steps for making it a vibrant institution. He said it is a matter of great satisfaction that Commission has successfully completed the selections for various posts referred to it.
The Minister released first news letter of the commission. He was honoured by memento by Chairperson PSC. Former Chief Minister Dr. Farooq Abdullah was also honoured by a memento on the occasion.
In his key note address Chairman PSC Mohammad Shafi Pandit said that Commission has taken several steps in the last four years to enhance transparency and speed up the recruitment process in an efficient and equitous manner. He said the Commission would soon have its own office complex at Jammu for which government has chipped in funds to supplement the grant of Rs. 10 crore. He said the land for its complex at Srinagar has been allotted by the government for construction of its new complex at Solina.
He said "the basic objective of setting up of Public Service Commission was to provide an institution which in a fully transparent fashion, can select the personal for a professional public service by ensuring merit based recruitment and advancement, free of nepotism or favoritism on political are other considerations, individual like or dislikes or any form of canvassing".
He said "most of the PSCs in the common wealth countries, except India have moved away from the task of actual recruitment to the job of enforcement of recruitment standards which they have been assigned the more onerous task of auditing of recruitment for monitoring adherence to recruitment policies, which has become their main function".
Former Chief Minister Dr. Farooq Abdullah, former Chairperson Union PSC P. C. Hota, Chairperson PSC West Bengal T. K. Bose and J&K PSC member N. A. Jan also gave their presentation on the occasion. |
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