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Arunachal makes tribal language, residence certificate must for state jobs
Arunachal makes tribal language, residence certificate must for state jobs
The Arunachal Pradesh cabinet has made a Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC) and proficiency in a recognised tribal language mandatory for all state government jobs. The decision applies to direct recruitment for Group…
The Story in Brief
The Arunachal Pradesh cabinet has made a Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC) and proficiency in a recognised tribal language mandatory for all state government jobs. The decision applies to direct recruitment for Group A, B and C posts in government departments, public sector units and local bodies. The APPSC and staff selection board must now include a post-joining language test in future recruitment rules.
The move follows sustained demands from organisations such as the All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union, which had sought stronger local safeguards and abolition of the existing 80:20 recruitment ratio that reserved 80% of jobs for Scheduled Tribe candidates. The cabinet stopped short of scrapping that ratio, instead imposing uniform eligibility conditions for all candidates.
The Indian Opinion
Sold as cultural protection, the new job rules in Arunachal Pradesh are really about limiting who gets a government salary. The cabinet did not abolish the 80:20 recruitment ratio despite loud demands from student groups who threatened a bandh by August 17. Watch whether the state actually tests language proficiency or issues a routine exemption for every non-tribal candidate.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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