Aizawl, Aug 12 (PTI) Mizoram’s influential student body, the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), on Wednesday called off its ongoing agitation demanding reforms in the Mizoram Public Service Commission (MPSC) after the government constituted a panel to reform the commission, a leader said.
The organisation started its agitation with a peaceful demonstration on August 6 and later intensified with picketing the MPSC office from Monday, preventing staff from entering the premises.
It demanded structural and recruitment reforms as well as additional manpower to strengthen the commission.
The formation of a reform committee and scrapping One Time Registration (OTR) system were also among its key demands.
Although it had previously decided to continue its agitation, the MZP on late Wednesday called off the proposed picketing on Thursday following the formation of a panel by the state government to reform the MPSC, the organisation secretary Lalhmingsanga Chhangte told PTI.
The Mizoram government, in an order on Wednesday, constituted a seven-member committee headed by the Secretary of the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DP&AR) to comprehensively review the recruitment framework and process for public recruitment under the state government.
The Committee constituted by Chief Minister Lalduhoma, who also holds the DP & AR portfolio, has five high-ranking officials from the MPSC, Home, Law and Judicial, General Administration, and Finance departments as members, while the joint secretary of DP&AR (General Service Wing) was appointed member secretary.
According to the order, the panel will review the recruitment process at every stage, from application and registration to examination, document verification, selection and declaration of results.
It will examine existing recruitment rules, guidelines and procedures and identify systemic bottlenecks, procedural shortcomings and administrative constraints affecting efficiency, transparency and credibility in the MPSC.
The panel has also been tasked with recommending measures to simplify the application and registration process, particularly to address difficulties faced by candidates.
It will review examination and selection procedures and suggest measures to ensure greater transparency, fairness and consistency.
The committee will further examine mechanisms for addressing candidates’ grievances and recommend a robust and time-bound grievance redressal system.
Ensuring equitable access and opportunities for all recruitment aspirants will also be among its key mandates.
The panel may co-opt other officers or subject experts as required and is authorised to devise its own procedure for conducting its business, the order said.
The committee has been directed to submit its report to the state government within two months of its constitution.
Meanwhile, MZP in a statement, urged the panel to thoroughly examine all issues raised by it and resolve them in a fair and transparent manner.
It also assured the committee of its cooperation and expressed confidence that the grievances of candidates facing difficulties related to the MPSC would be appropriately addressed. PTI CORR RG
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