Chief Minister Hemant Soren, while directing the officials of Personnel Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha Department, today said that while reviewing the vacancies in all departments, start the exercise to fill all the vacancies of essential services as soon as possible. He said that due to shortage of staff in the departments, work is being interrupted. “Review the vacancies and create data. While reviewing the department wise, find out whatever manpower needs to be appointed in the interest of work. In the New Year, keep the focus on the advertisement related to appointments,” he said.
The CM, while reviewing the works of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha department here on Wednesday said that it is the priority of the government to conduct all the competitive examinations conducted through JPSC. “Under the Guarantee of Service Act, all the applications of caste certificate, local resident certificate and income certificate pending in all the districts of the State should be executed on priority. In this regard, the Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha should issue a directive on behalf of the DCs of all the districts. All these certificates' applications should be disposed of at the earliest,” he added.
At the meeting, Secretary Ajay Kumar Singh apprised the CM that the total number of sanctioned posts of Stenographers is 454 but the total working is only 02 and hence a total of 452 Stenographer posts are to be appointed. The Secretary said that the total sanctioned posts of lower class clerks are 524, while 99 are working against these posts and there are 425 vacancies. On this, the CM said that by revising the Stenographer and Clerical Services Rules, the process of restoration of these posts should be started soon.
In the meeting, the updated details of the examinations under the JPSC were presented. Regarding the review of the posts of non-academic posts, Registrar, Deputy Controller and Controller of Examinations in the Universities of the State, the Secretary was told that 01 post of Registrar and 01 vacant post of Deputy Registrar in NPU and one post vacant for Registrar of Jharkhand Raksha Shakti University. He informed that further action is being taken in the light of the new guideline regarding reservation roster issued by UGC. Regarding the appointments for the academic post at BIT Sindri, it was informed that it has been recommended for appointment to 47 vacant posts of co-teachers.
Giving updated information about the examinations under the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission to the CM at the meeting, the Secretary informed that a recommendation has been sent for 9215 posts against the total requisition for the examinations for various posts.
In this regard, the CM said that whatever competition examinations are to be taken for the vacant posts, these exams should be conducted timely.
Several points related to the update status and vacancy and appointment process of Indian Administrative Service, Jharkhand Administrative Service, Jharkhand Secretariat Service, Jharkhand Judicial Service and Jharkhand Senior Judicial Service, Jharkhand State Information Commission, Jharkhand Public Service Commission, Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission, CPGRAMS- Prime Minister's Public Dialogue were discussed in the meeting. CM Hemant Soren gave directions to officials on many issues including the appointment process.
In the meeting, the Chief Minister reviewed the progress of work of the Cabinet Secretariat and the Monitoring Department. The Chief Minister reviewed the Jharkhand Schedule of Rate (SOR) and gave necessary guidelines. In the meeting, it was told before the Chief Minister that since December 29, 2019, 11 cabinet meetings have been held in which a total of 207 proposals have been approved. 12 other proposals have also been included.
State Chief Secretary Sukhdev Singh, Development Commissioner KK Khandelwal, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Rajiv Arun Ekka, Personnel Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha Department and Cabinet Secretariat and Vigilance Department Secretary Ajay Kumar Singh and other officials of the concerned department were present in the meeting.