The Meghalaya government has sought some time to introduce the roster system.
The government informed this before the division bench of the Meghalaya High Court today during hearing on the court’s direction for implementation of roster system in all government recruitments in the State under the reservation policy.
Meanwhile, the High Court reminded the State government that the roster system is relevant only for entry-level posts, unless reservation is also provided for in promotion.
“Further, to ascertain what categories of persons would be next recruited, it is necessary to formulate a roster and apply the roster to all entry-level posts since the time the reservation policy came into effect, including cadres that were born after the reservation policy came into effect,” the court said.
According to the High Court, it is only after ascertaining the position in respect of each entry-level post, it would be possible to assess how the discrepancies, if any, may be addressed “by inviting more applications in future recruitments from categories which have been under-represented so that at a given point of time there is no further discrepancy.”
“It is, no doubt, an enormous task for the exercise to be conducted for every entry-level post across government offices, including other government organisations where the reservation policy applies. The same exercise has to be completed as far as the High Court and the district judiciaries are concerned within a fortnight from date,” the court said. The next hearing on the matter will be held on May 11.
It may be recalled that the division bench of the High Court had on April 5 stayed all recruitments in State government departments and agencies until the government came up with a roster system by adhering to the ratio of reservation.
Following the High Court order, the State government on April 8 has officially put on hold all recruitment processes including job interviews in all government offices throughout the State.
The notification on the matter was issued by the Meghalaya Personnel and Administrative Reforms (B) Department to all recruiting agencies, departments, districts and civil sub-divisions.
