Kohima: Nagaland deputy chief minister and minister incharge of Home, Y Patton, on Friday notified that the department would soon be conducting recruitment of constables as per tribal ratio of the population, after a gap of four years.
Responding to a starred question raised by NPF Legislature Party leader, MLA Kuzholuzo Nienu, over the recruitment of constables under Home Department, Patton said that the recruitment of constables would be carried out through open recruitment.
The categories of post for recruitment includes constable (GD), constable (MT), and constable (NPTO).
The total number of posts to be advertised in each of the categories, according to Patton, is in the process of being finalised. The eligibility criteria will include age (18 to 35 years) and a one-time relaxation of age by three years up to 38 years as on 22nd January 2024; educational qualification for the general category (class-viii passed) and backward tribes (class-vi passed); and physical/medical as per standards/norms notified by the department.
Patton informed that the recruitment would be held in all districts where candidates would undergo tests including both physical and medical examinations.
He noted that the recruitment would not only cover the Home Department but also includes a total of seven uniformed services, the recruitment for which would be conducted soon.
To conduct the recruitment, he said that the departments are in concurrence with the Finance department.
He clarified that the recruitment would be as per population with 37% reservation for the backward tribes.
Adviser KT Sukhalu raised a concern stating that the education qualification should be enhanced as new constable recruits, by promotion, have the potential to become investigating officers which would require them to file FIRs and handle criminal cases.
He cited incidents of how some police personnel face difficulty to register criminal and civil cases, thereby affecting the outcome of cases taken up on behalf of the state government.
To this, Patton responded that the upcoming recruitment, which is expected to happen soon, would follow the existing criteria.
Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio reiterated that recruitment would be conducted as per population ratio, considering the minority tribes as well.
Rio highlighted how some police personnel were not disciplined as they exert pressure on politicians demanding their transfers in their respective districts. This trend, he said, has made way for families to be settled in police battalions, turning such establishment into a public place.
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He strongly encouraged police personnel to take up responsibility in serving people other than their own tribe or district. Rio also informed that the new recruits would be assigned to the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) to undergo commando and operations training in the initial years.
As they age, he informed that these forces would be assigned to the District Executive Force (DEF) and other police battalions.
Further, he urged the legislators not to recommend the transfer of police recruits to their parent districts.
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