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Delhi to add 15,000 home guards, taking force above 25,000
The Delhi government will recruit 15,000 more home guards, taking the force’s total strength above 25,000, Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena said, according to the Raj Niwas. Saxena on Tuesday handed enrolment letters…
The Story in Brief
The Delhi government will recruit 15,000 more home guards, taking the force’s total strength above 25,000, Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena said, according to the Raj Niwas. Saxena on Tuesday handed enrolment letters to 1,669 recruits from a 10,000-post recruitment drive launched in January. The recruits include 226 former civil defence volunteers who worked as bus marshals and 181 women.
The LG had cleared enrolment for 10,285 posts, but appointments to 7,939 posts are pending after applicants approached the Delhi High Court and secured a status quo order. Of 2,346 candidates cleared for appointment, 1,669 passed medical tests. The recruitment received 1.09 lakh applications, while 32,511 candidates appeared for physical tests.
The Indian Opinion
The easy claim that this is simply a jobs push misses the court’s role and the selection record. Preference points for former civil defence volunteers may recognise prior service, but they must not weaken a transparent process for other applicants. The government also needs to explain why so many applicants did not reach the physical test and publish a clear timetable for the disputed posts. The useful measure now is not the announcement, but how many of the 7,939 appointments survive judicial scrutiny.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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