Representation submitted to Prime Minister
NEW DELHI: The Forum for Rights and Equality, consisting of a group of All-India Institute of Medical Sciences’ faculty members, are protesting against what they claim to be denial of reservation at the Institute at all levels of recruitment and admission.
Members of the Forum submitted a representation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he came to preside over the 38 {+t} {+h} convocation at the Institute over the weekend.
“Denial of reservation has reached a new pinnacle under the current dispensations. What has previously been a subtle and refined mechanism of subverting the government policy of reservation by claiming non-availability or non-suitability of reserved category candidates has now become more stark and blatant, wherein meritorious faculty/resident/students are being adjusted in the reserved quota,” complained the letter submitted to Dr. Singh.
Some of the faculty members added that it was ironical to observe that all this was happening in the face of several amendments being passed in Parliament, that is aimed at making reservation policy more effective, and inclusive, and make its implementation more smooth and hassle free.
“There is an overall existing shortfall of representation of SC/ST/OBC communities in the faculty and other sectors in the Institute. The shortfall has to be filled by advertising the same reserved posts for at least three consecutive times. This obviously requires carry forward of posts, rather than filling them with general category candidates. The draft roster ignored the fact that reserved posts were filled by non-reserved post and there is a shortfall to be taken care of,” noted the letter submitted to the Prime Minister.
A section of the Institute faculty have also protested against the Prime Minister asking the Valiathan Committee report recommendation to be implemented at the Institute. “Implementation of the recommendation of this report is an attempt to commercialise and corporatise the Institute and take it out of reach of the common people,” said a senior faculty member.
( Source : The Hindu, Sunday, Oct 03, 2010 )
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