By : A Staff Reporter 3/3/2008 1:57:23 AM
IMPHAL, Mar 2: The Democratic Students’ Alliance of Manipur, DESAM has appealed to the state government and Manipur University authorities to try its best to the settle the matter of reservation for the tribals and urge a special programme for them to the Centre.
The organisation urged the authorities to insist upon the Centre to amend the act of the Parliament which bound the Manipur University after its conversion to Centre University.
Agreeing that the Central reservation policy for the non-teaching and teaching staff in the University is not suited with the state, the statement said that the current reserved seats of 38 out of 322 posts of non-teaching staff in the University and three out of 143 posts for the teaching staffs is not agreeable.
The Desam said that even though the MU was under an act of the state policy before, it has come under the Central University Act 1995 since it was taken over by the Centre after a decision passed by the Parliament and under the act only 7.5 percent are reserved for the ST while that of SC is 15 percent.
The same is enforced in all the Central universities throughout the country.
But in the matter of demanding 34 percent reservation for ST in accordance with the population, it can be said that state has been reserving 31 percent for the STs.
Despite all this, the University cannot do whatever it wanted according to the local situation. So there is the need of amending the Parliament Act which binds the reservation policy to make it suitable with the local situation, DESAM observed.
The matter needs to be focused to the Centre with a firm stand of the MPs and chief minister and political parties. Any campaign in this regard will be supported by DESAM including any steps taken by MUTSU and other tribal students bodies, the statement added.
The DESAM also further extended its full support to the move of MUTSU and other bodies of the MU to expand some study centre of the University to other parts of the hill districts of the state. It will help in improving higher study facilities in the hill students to a great extent and bring balanced development between hills and valley, the DESAM said.
The DESAM also drew the attention of the authorities for the setting up of a department for the tribal languages in the state, like the separate Manipuri language department.
It would also help in preserving and developing cultures of the tribal people, the statement went on to say.
IFP
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MPSC age limit, DESAM reiterates stand to CM
By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Mar 2 : Reiterating its earlier stand, the Democratic Students’ Alliance of Manipur has submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister O Ibobi urging him to relax the upper age limit of the candidates for the forthcoming MCS/MPS and allied services to be conducted by the MPSC from August 3.
Putting its case in lucid terms, the student body said that the recruitment examination for Manipur Civil Services, Manipur Police Service and allied services has not been conducted regularly and that only two examinations were conducted in the last 15 years.
The student body also pointed out that in the last 35 years, the MPSC has conducted only 7 examinations to recruit MCS/MPS officers with the last exam conducted in 2005. In all the examinations held so far, the upper age limit for general category was 35, 38 for OBC and 40 for ST/SC.
In fact the upper age limit for general categories in many States of India is 35 with admissible relaxations, pointed out DESAM.
Giving a true picture of the academic atmosphere in the State, DESAM said that a student general takes 4/5 years to complete his/her degree course, thanks to the academic calendar, and by the time of graduation the student has already attained the age of 26.
Job opportunities are limited in Manipur, said the memorandum and added that Govt employment is the only option for many educated, unemployed youth.
However restricting the upper age limit to 30 would rob many of the opportunity, it asserted.
Keeping in view the facts and figures, DESAM urged the Chief Minister to relax the upper age limit for social justice and added that despite their earnest appeal, MPSC is still issuing the application forms.
Making its stand clear, the student body said that is necessary step is not taken then they would be constrained to start democratic movements and agitations and the Government should be held responsible for any outcome.
TSE
IMPHAL, Mar 2: The Democratic Students’ Alliance of Manipur, DESAM has appealed to the state government and Manipur University authorities to try its best to the settle the matter of reservation for the tribals and urge a special programme for them to the Centre.
The organisation urged the authorities to insist upon the Centre to amend the act of the Parliament which bound the Manipur University after its conversion to Centre University.
Agreeing that the Central reservation policy for the non-teaching and teaching staff in the University is not suited with the state, the statement said that the current reserved seats of 38 out of 322 posts of non-teaching staff in the University and three out of 143 posts for the teaching staffs is not agreeable.
The Desam said that even though the MU was under an act of the state policy before, it has come under the Central University Act 1995 since it was taken over by the Centre after a decision passed by the Parliament and under the act only 7.5 percent are reserved for the ST while that of SC is 15 percent.
The same is enforced in all the Central universities throughout the country.
But in the matter of demanding 34 percent reservation for ST in accordance with the population, it can be said that state has been reserving 31 percent for the STs.
Despite all this, the University cannot do whatever it wanted according to the local situation. So there is the need of amending the Parliament Act which binds the reservation policy to make it suitable with the local situation, DESAM observed.
The matter needs to be focused to the Centre with a firm stand of the MPs and chief minister and political parties. Any campaign in this regard will be supported by DESAM including any steps taken by MUTSU and other tribal students bodies, the statement added.
The DESAM also further extended its full support to the move of MUTSU and other bodies of the MU to expand some study centre of the University to other parts of the hill districts of the state. It will help in improving higher study facilities in the hill students to a great extent and bring balanced development between hills and valley, the DESAM said.
The DESAM also drew the attention of the authorities for the setting up of a department for the tribal languages in the state, like the separate Manipuri language department.
It would also help in preserving and developing cultures of the tribal people, the statement went on to say.
IFP
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MPSC age limit, DESAM reiterates stand to CM
By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Mar 2 : Reiterating its earlier stand, the Democratic Students’ Alliance of Manipur has submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister O Ibobi urging him to relax the upper age limit of the candidates for the forthcoming MCS/MPS and allied services to be conducted by the MPSC from August 3.
Putting its case in lucid terms, the student body said that the recruitment examination for Manipur Civil Services, Manipur Police Service and allied services has not been conducted regularly and that only two examinations were conducted in the last 15 years.
The student body also pointed out that in the last 35 years, the MPSC has conducted only 7 examinations to recruit MCS/MPS officers with the last exam conducted in 2005. In all the examinations held so far, the upper age limit for general category was 35, 38 for OBC and 40 for ST/SC.
In fact the upper age limit for general categories in many States of India is 35 with admissible relaxations, pointed out DESAM.
Giving a true picture of the academic atmosphere in the State, DESAM said that a student general takes 4/5 years to complete his/her degree course, thanks to the academic calendar, and by the time of graduation the student has already attained the age of 26.
Job opportunities are limited in Manipur, said the memorandum and added that Govt employment is the only option for many educated, unemployed youth.
However restricting the upper age limit to 30 would rob many of the opportunity, it asserted.
Keeping in view the facts and figures, DESAM urged the Chief Minister to relax the upper age limit for social justice and added that despite their earnest appeal, MPSC is still issuing the application forms.
Making its stand clear, the student body said that is necessary step is not taken then they would be constrained to start democratic movements and agitations and the Government should be held responsible for any outcome.
TSE
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