Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet decides to grant special remission to prisoners

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ITANAGAR: The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday decided to grant special remission to prisoners of specific categories in order to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India's Independence (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav). The cabinet headed by Chief Minister Pema Khandu decided that at least four male prisoners serving terms in jails will walk out free this Independence Day, provided the recommendation is approved by the Governor. Several important decisions for the welfare of the people and the development of the state were also taken during the eleventh Cabinet meeting of the year, a statement from the CMO said. The cabinet discussed in length the overall scenario of education and initiatives launched by the education department. The education commissioner briefed the cabinet that, despite all odds, the education scenario in the state has maintained a steady rise compared to earlier years. A few major achievements in education are: reduced drop-out from 9 per cent in 2016 to 2.3 per cent in 2022, which is much below the national average; availability of pre-primary classes in schools has increased to 27 per cent in 2022 from 3 per cent in 2016; 90 per of schools have teachers posted as per norms, against 24 per cent in 2016; 840 Early Childhood Care centres have been set up under Samagra Shiksha, among others.

The cabinet set targets and initiatives for the education department to achieve and implement in the immediate future, including a 10 per cent improvement in overall pass percentage in 10th and 12th CBSE Board exams, a 10 per cent improvement in performance under all parameters in the NAS survey 2024, infrastructure gaps to be filled, a focus on actual learning and not on finishing syllabuses, holistic development of students, a teacher training calendar to be prepared, and further trainings to be conducted as per the same. Assessment of training should be done through regular feedback and create positive energy through discipline and a change in mindset amongst teachers as well as students.

In a major decision, the cabinet approved the regulation of the minimum Qualifying marks' in the written examination for recruitment of Group A and B posts. Candidates who obtain such minimum qualifying marks in the preliminary examination (wherever the preliminary examination is prescribed) as may be fixed by the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) at their discretion shall be admitted to the main examination, and candidates who obtain such minimum marks in the main examination as may be fixed by the Commission at their discretion shall be invited by them for an interview and viva voice for personality tests or other tests.

However, Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribes (APST) or Persons with Disability (PwD) candidates will be invited for an interview or viva voce for a personality test by applying relaxed standards if the Commission is of the opinion that a sufficient number of candidates belonging to these categories are not likely to be invited for an interview for a personality test on the basis of the general standard fixed by the Commission in order to fill up vacancies reserved for them. The Commission will maintain a ratio of 1:3 with respect to vacant posts reserved for APST and for PwD candidates' vis-à-vis the number of candidates called to attend the interview or viva voce test, subject to the availability of candidates. The cabinet also approved the creation of the Controller of Examinations (CoE) post for the Arunachal University at Pasighat.

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