Sikkim RTI Forum accuses IPR Deptt of unfair recruitment practices

GANGTOK, 30 Nov: Sikkim RTI Forum has levelled allegations of violation of rules of appointment in staff recruitment against the IPR Department on the basis of an RTI application it had filed.
A press release issued by the Forum’s general secretary, DK Chettri, informs that as per the reply of the IPR Department to an RTI query, 11 persons were appointed on ad-hoc basis by the State Public Service Commission [SPSC] and were later regularised by the department. On this Mr Chettri has alleged that the ad-hoc appointments were made by SPSC without any written examination or interview.
The Forum has questioned such recruitment practices and further accused the department of nepotism in recruiting staff.