Itanagar, July 15 (UNI): In a landmark decision, the Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday gave its approval for the enactment of ‘The Arunachal Pradesh Examination (Measures for Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Act 2024’ to prevent and curb the offences like leakage of question papers and other malpractices during the recruitment examinations conducted by various recruitment agencies.
The draft bill incorporating stringent penalties and imprisonment with the imposition of a fine up to Rs one crore shall be tabled in the ensuing Budget session of the State Assembly, commencing from July 19, for discussion and passage of the same.
The Council of Ministers at Arunachal Cabinet that met under the chairmanship of CM Khandu also approved the proposal for the encadrement of 13 various categories of posts of the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB) into common cadre of Arunachal Pradesh Civil Service and Arunachal Pradesh Secretariat Service Common Cadre.
This move was necessitated to bring proper and systematic human resource management in APSSB for a free and fair recruitment process, a statement from the CMO said.
The State Government had already encadred and merged all categories of posts of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission into a common cadre of Arunachal Pradesh Civil Secretariat Service and postings were done accordingly.
“This decision will enable officers from APCS and APSS to be transferred in APSSB on a tenure basis for 3 years,” the statement said.
The Chief Minister and other ministers in the Arunachal Cabinet were briefed by the Director General of Police (DGP), IGP (Law & Order), Secretary Home and the SP Capital on the salient features and implementation strategy of the three new criminal laws.
The new laws – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) replaced the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860, the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act (IEA) 1872, respectively.
