The Court of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD), which operates under the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment’s Persons with Disabilities Department has directed the IDBI Bank to provide details of the marks of group discussion and interviews of all the candidates appeared for its DGM post during 2011 to 2019.
The move followed a complaint by one Anuj Bhardwaj with 80 per cent of the locomotor disability who had alleged that despite his eligibility for the said post, he was ignored by his organisation where he had been working for the past 28 years.
Bhardwaj had approached the CCPD in August last year but because of the Covid-19 pandemic, his case could not be taken up. But now the CCPD which has started taking grievances through video conferencing held the enquiry in his case on June 24.
Bhardwaj submitted that he had joined IDBI Bank as Hindi-cum-English typist way back in 1991 under PwD category and rose up to the rank of Assistant General Manager due to his hard work.
In 2011, he had applied for the post of DGM but was not selected. Ditto in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019 when while his juniors were promoted he was denied the same for all these years.
He was told by the IDBI that as there was no reservation in promotion within the Officer’s cadre.
However, not ready to give in, Bhardwaj approached the CCPD alleging that the IDBI was taking pretext of ‘Selection Method’ of the organization which changes as per the convenience of the management.
He said that while he achieved all the parameters prescribed in various categories, but that his interview/Group Discussion was lacking is debatable.
He also alleged that never a list of total mark of all the officers called for group discussion was published nor the details of marks were displayed, which could suggest transparency in the selection process.
During hearing, the IDBI also admitted that only four officers with disabilities were promoted during 2011-2019.
After hearing the complainant and going through the written submissions of the respondent and other documents available on record, the CCPD Chief Commissioner Shakuntala Doley Gamlin) has now instructed the IBDI Bank to submit details which could prove transparency in the selection process.
The CCPD has also sought details of the cut of marks of all the candidates as well minutes of the selection committee appeared from 2011 to 2019 within the next two weeks.