Overview
- The Cabinet sub‑committee reviewed 109 entries from the Naga Students’ Federation and on Monday recommended ending 22 appointments it found made in breach of the April 21, 2020 recruitment ban.
- The panel also recommended termination of 15 appointments made to unsanctioned posts or to Nagaland Public Service Commission positions without open advertisement.
- Officials told the federation that termination orders for eight employees appointed to NPSC posts without following the commission’s process are expected to be issued this week.
- The government has identified 786 appointments that may have violated the 2020 ban, but the panel noted four cases had already been ended and said each remaining case must be examined individually because many involve past regularisations or compassionate hires.
- The Naga Students’ Federation’s long campaign since 2019 helped prompt the review and the state’s Nagaland Staff Selection Board has run eight cycles since February 2022 to regularise Group C hiring, but authorities warn that enforcing terminations could lead to protracted court cases and administrative accountability reviews.