With growing concerns about the manipulation in the examinations conducted by the recruiter of the State, the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) is flooded by the applications seeking information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
One such application for information came seeking name with marks of the selected candidates under physically challenged categories in the second Combined Civil Service Examination. Pertinently, the entire examination process and selection done is under scanner as Vigilance Bureau is investigating the matter. More than 50 selected candidates have been suspended and FIRs have been logged against the officials of the Commission including the then Chairman of JPSC.
A senior official of the JPSC said, “We are getting several applications of such kind. Most of the applicants want to know about respective cutoff marks, reservation criteria and others. We have received an RTI application seeking qualification set for selection of director in Science and Technology department.”
A similar application has been filed from the political party of the State seeking crucial information on the selection done for a senior position. The Commission has been in the centre of the storm amid multiple allegations of corruption in the examinations conducted by them. Former chairman of the JPSC Dilip Prasad and most of the then members are in jail for misusing the authority.
Vigilance Bureau has also found widespread irregularities in the first combined civil services exam and FIRs have been filed against Chairman Dilip Prasad and members including Radha Govind Nagesh, Gopal Singh, Shanti Devi, Aliec Usha Rani Singh and Ram Prasad Sahay (under secretary). Besides these, all previous recruitments done by the Commission are under the scanner of the Bureau.
Vigilance IG, M V Rao, who is handling the case, had said, “more information would be required to nab other players involved in the scams and called the people to come forward. Information sought under the RTI may be relevant in boosting the investigation.”
The vigilance department had recommended scrapping the appointment of more than 500 appointments done by the JPSC including from Administrative section, Engineers, Deputy Registrars of University, Lecturers and other post as well several of them are working from last five years.
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