Staff Reporter

ITANAGAR : The All Arunachal Pradesh Government Department Working Contingency Staff Association (AAPGDWCSA) has appealed to the state government to regularise contingency workers through direct recruitment on the basis of seniority under their respective Heads of Departments (HoDs).

Addressing a press conference at the Arunachal Press Club here on Tuesday, AAPGDWCSA president Karba Kayi Tamin said many contingency workers have been serving in various government departments for 15 to 20 years and would face difficulties competing in examinations conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB) for regular appointments.

The association urged Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu to direct all departments to convene Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meetings regularly, alleging that delays in holding such meetings have stalled the regularisation of thousands of contingency workers across the state.

Raising concerns over the implementation of reservation policies, the association claimed that eligible contingency workers under the Persons with Disabilities (PwD) category are not receiving the benefits guaranteed under government Recruitment Rules, which provide for a four per cent reservation during the regularisation process.

Seeking the Chief Minister’s intervention, the association called for strict enforcement of the reservation policy and urged all HoDs to ensure compliance while processing regularisation cases involving PwD employees.

The association also expressed concern over the alleged regularisation of unskilled contingency workers as Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) in certain departments. It maintained that skilled contingency workers should be accorded priority for MTS posts, citing their experience and ability to perform a wide range of departmental responsibilities.

The AAPGDWCSA appealed to the state government to address the long-pending grievances of contingency workers and ensure a fair, transparent and merit-based regularisation process.