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On September 27, 2008 at around 4:00 pm, leaders of the All Tribals Students Union, Manipur (ATSUM) came all the way from Manipur and organise the first ever consultation meeting on the current situation of reservation in Manipur at India Islamia Cultural Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. The meeting was moderated by David Buhril.
Research scholars, student leaders of different tribes, government and non-government employees, lecturers, lawyers, professors and activists shared their views and suggestion after the ATSUM president had briefed on the subject of consultation.
Main points of ATSUM President´s Speech on Reservation in Manipur
According to the `Manipur Reservation of Vacancies in Posts & Services (for SC and ST) Act, 1976´, the ST´s (31%) and SC´s (2%) are entitled to occupy 33% of all government jobs and seats in Manipur but this has never been fully implemented.
The `Manipur Reservation of Vacancies in Posts & Services (for SC and ST) Amendment Bill 2006´ does not mention anything on the penalty to be given to those who do not abide by the said law. The percentage to be reserved for SC/STs was more or less fixed with no room for determining it as per the state´s population. The Bill also almost completely room for promotion of tribal Class II officers to Class I officer in departments such as, PWD, IFCD, Power, PHED, V & AH, Agriculture, etc.
At present standing, tribals are deprived of least 10,000 jobs under the state government.
Education department, which has largest number of employees after Home department, has just 3037 ST employees out of the total 12140 i.e. (25%) and this means that there is a shortage of more than 700 posts (6%) for ST in the department.
The State´s Legislative Assembly Secretariat, the centre of the democratic system, has only 24 tribals out of 305 regular employees - a clear shortage of some 70 posts for ST´s.
Before conversion of Manipur University established in 1980 from `state´ to `central´ university in 2005, MU Syndicate illegally adopted a resolution under No. 30/90/3.9.89 and gave a mere 10% reservation for ST/SCs at the entry level, i.e. `Lecturer level´. Since establishment, only 5 ST have so far been recruited into faculty members. In non-teaching faculty, the University has recruited 67 ST´s (20.8%) out of the total 322.
Now, under Central University as per Central Reservation Norm, reservation would come down from 31% to 7.5% for ST´s whereas that of SC´s will increase from mere 2% to 15%. In such situation MU that usually admits some 130 - 140 tribal students for various courses in one academic year will now be admitting only 30-35 tribal students.
Under pressure, the state chief minister has led the ATSUM to meet the prime minister on March 14, 2008. Also, on August 19, 2008, the State Cabinet passed a resolution `to request the centre (GOI) for amendment of Central Reservation Policy with regard to Manipur University to follow the State Reservation Policy i.e. 31% for ST´s, 2% for SC´s and 17% for OBC´s as a special case.
The meeting came to end at 6:30 pm and dinner was served. The next consultation meeting may be convened where resolutions are expected to be adopted. Anyone who likes to share their views may get set from now.
On September 27, 2008 at around 4:00 pm, leaders of the All Tribals Students Union, Manipur (ATSUM) came all the way from Manipur and organise the first ever consultation meeting on the current situation of reservation in Manipur at India Islamia Cultural Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. The meeting was moderated by David Buhril.
Research scholars, student leaders of different tribes, government and non-government employees, lecturers, lawyers, professors and activists shared their views and suggestion after the ATSUM president had briefed on the subject of consultation.
Main points of ATSUM President´s Speech on Reservation in Manipur
According to the `Manipur Reservation of Vacancies in Posts & Services (for SC and ST) Act, 1976´, the ST´s (31%) and SC´s (2%) are entitled to occupy 33% of all government jobs and seats in Manipur but this has never been fully implemented.
The `Manipur Reservation of Vacancies in Posts & Services (for SC and ST) Amendment Bill 2006´ does not mention anything on the penalty to be given to those who do not abide by the said law. The percentage to be reserved for SC/STs was more or less fixed with no room for determining it as per the state´s population. The Bill also almost completely room for promotion of tribal Class II officers to Class I officer in departments such as, PWD, IFCD, Power, PHED, V & AH, Agriculture, etc.
At present standing, tribals are deprived of least 10,000 jobs under the state government.
Education department, which has largest number of employees after Home department, has just 3037 ST employees out of the total 12140 i.e. (25%) and this means that there is a shortage of more than 700 posts (6%) for ST in the department.
The State´s Legislative Assembly Secretariat, the centre of the democratic system, has only 24 tribals out of 305 regular employees - a clear shortage of some 70 posts for ST´s.
Before conversion of Manipur University established in 1980 from `state´ to `central´ university in 2005, MU Syndicate illegally adopted a resolution under No. 30/90/3.9.89 and gave a mere 10% reservation for ST/SCs at the entry level, i.e. `Lecturer level´. Since establishment, only 5 ST have so far been recruited into faculty members. In non-teaching faculty, the University has recruited 67 ST´s (20.8%) out of the total 322.
Now, under Central University as per Central Reservation Norm, reservation would come down from 31% to 7.5% for ST´s whereas that of SC´s will increase from mere 2% to 15%. In such situation MU that usually admits some 130 - 140 tribal students for various courses in one academic year will now be admitting only 30-35 tribal students.
Under pressure, the state chief minister has led the ATSUM to meet the prime minister on March 14, 2008. Also, on August 19, 2008, the State Cabinet passed a resolution `to request the centre (GOI) for amendment of Central Reservation Policy with regard to Manipur University to follow the State Reservation Policy i.e. 31% for ST´s, 2% for SC´s and 17% for OBC´s as a special case.
The meeting came to end at 6:30 pm and dinner was served. The next consultation meeting may be convened where resolutions are expected to be adopted. Anyone who likes to share their views may get set from now.
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