Sri Vijaya Puram, 27 jan 2025:
The recently held Andaman and Nicobar State Conference of Communist
Party of India (Marxist) through a resolution has urged the central government to
bring legislation as observed by the Courts to ensure complete job in government
sector in A & N Islands for local candidates as has been done in other States and
Union Territories. Observing grave concern and anguish over the rapidly increasing
unemployment in the islands over the years, the CPI (M) State Conference noted
that the central government has not taken any effective measures to provide jobs to
the unemployed youth.
The resolution, a copy of which has been submitted to the Chief Secretary, A
& N Administration by D. Ayyappan, Secretary, CPI (M) A & N State Organising
Committee, noted that the ban imposed by the successive central governments on
creation of posts coupled with the long delay in filling up the available vacant posts
in time have further aggravated the situation. The CPI (M) Conference noted that a
large number of candidates from mainland apply for the posts advertised by the A &
N Administration. In the recent recruitment process undertaken by the
Administration just before the Lok Sabha elections 2024, a number of candidates
from mainland appeared in the recruitment examinations even though the
Administration is yet to release the number of selected candidates in each
Department.
The CPI (M) State Conference observed that the Central Administrative
Tribunal and Calcutta High Court in a number of cases since 1987 had held that in
the absence of any legislative sanction, the executive order issued by the Ministry of
Home Affairs for earmarking the entire posts for local candidates will not sustain.
The Supreme Court had also affirmed such orders of the CAT and High Court. The
CPI (M) State Conference observed with concern that successive governments at
the centre failed to enact any law in the Parliament to overcome this difficulty for the
benefit of the youth of these islands, because of which candidates from mainland
are able to apply for posts advertised by the Andaman & Nicobar Administration.