Chief Minister Biplab Deb-led Tripura government has announced new recruitment policy that will ensure reservations for female candidates in government jobs.
Education and Law Minister Ratan Lal Nath said the new recruitment policy had been brought in for ensuring fairness and transparency in government recruitment. He also declared that his government has annulled the earlier employment rules framed by the previous Left Front government.
Declaring the decision at a press conference at the secretariat state Education and Law Minister Ratan Lal Nath said, “We have cancelled the existing recruitment policy and for better transparency and fairness in government recruitment, the Cabinet has accepted new recruitment policy. This essentially is for being fair and transparent. There should not be any partisan and the deserving candidates should get the job and be part of the administration. It was there in our vision document and so this government for fairness in recruitment has accepted the new policy.”
Ratan Lal Nath, who was accompanied by the Agriculture and Transport Minister Pranajit Singha Roy said the previous government had been partial and ignored the quality of candidates during recruitment. The minister said that a written examination would be conducted for recruiting employees of the group “C” and group “D” posts.
The decision to impart reservation to women in government was passed in a cabinet meeting, chaired by CM Biplab Deb, with common consent.
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