STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: The Assam government has decided to reserve one post each for the Moran and Motak communities in ACS Junior Grade and APS Junior Grade recruitment within the OBC quota for the next five Combined Competitive Examinations conducted by the APSC.
The Combined Competitive Examinations (CCE) is conducted by the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) for recruitment of different grades of Assam Civil Service (ACS) and Assam Police Service (APS) officers in the state every year. The decision of the state government to provide reservation of one post each for the Moran and Motak communities within the 27% quota reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBC) and More Other Backward Classes (MOBC) for the next five Combined Competitive Examinations to be conducted by the APSC, towards adequate representation of these communities in the Assam Civil Service and the Assam Police Service.
The decision was conveyed in an office memorandum from the Department of Personnel, stating that the Moran and Motak communities are one of the most backward and marginalized communities in Assam.
It was explained that although these communities have made considerable contribution to the socio-economic development of the state, yet compared to other communities they are inadequately represented in the ACS and APS and are unable to take advantage of the reservation for OBC in these services.
The decision of the State Government is an affirmative action for the uplift of Moran and Motak communities, as per provisions of the Article 16 of the Constitution of India, and the matter of reservation for Moran and Motak communities within the OBC quota needs to be looked into in that context, the note added.
It was further stated that, while making recruitment to ACS Junior Grade and APS Junior Grade for the next five CCEs to be conducted by the APSC, with effect from the date of issue of the instant office memorandum, one post of ACS Junior Grade and one post of APS Junior Grade shall be reserved each for the Moran and the Motak communities amongst the posts to be reserved for OBC/MOBC communities. The remaining posts will continue to be reserved for other OBC/MOBC communities notified by the Personnel Department, while maintaining the overall 27% reservation for OBC and MOBC communities.
Moreover, the reservation for Moran and Motak communities shall be subject to the condition that there are at least four notified vacancies for OBC and MOBC in ACS Junior Grade and APS Junior Grade each in the Combined Competitive Examination. In case there are less than four vacancies in either ACS Junior Grade or APS Junior Grade, the reservation shall be effected in the succeeding CCE till the cycle of five CCEs is over pertaining to the reservation for Moran and Motak communities, the memorandum also said.
The order also stated that, a person belonging to the Moran or the Motak communities cannot be denied the right to compete for appointment against an unreserved vacancy. Persons belonging to the Moran and the Motak communities who are selected on the basis of merit and not on account of reservation arc not to be counted towards the quota reserved for the Moran and the Motak communities, it was also stated.
The order also made it clear that if any vacancy reserved for Moran or Motak communities could not be filled up due to non-availability of eligible Moran or Motak communities candidates, such vacancies are to be filled up by candidates belonging to OBC and MOBC category other than Moran or Motak communities.
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