SHILLONG, AUG 14: The Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) on Wednesday demanded the State Bank of India (SBI) to clarify within five days on the alleged appointment of candidates belonging to ST communities of other states against the reservation meant for STs from Meghalaya.
The SBI, Central Recruitment & Promotion Department, Corporate Centre, Mumbai has invited applications for appointment to the post of Junior Associate (Customer Support & Sales) in Clerical cadre in State Bank of India.
According to the said Advertisement, 77 numbers of vacancies are to be filed up in the State of Meghalaya of which 33 posts are reserved for STs, 3 posts for OBCs, 7 Posts for EWS and 34 posts for General category. The quantum of reservation for STs is as per the instructions.
Moreover, the said posts do not have provisions for Inter-Circle Transfer/Inter-State Transfer and is a Group-C Post of service.
In a letter to the SBI deputy general manager, HYC president Roy Kupar Synrem said, “With regard to the appointment of the above vacancies and specifically under the reserved quota of 44% for STs of the State of Meghalaya, it has been brought to our notice that Candidates belonging to the ST Communities of other States have been selected for appointment for the above stated post against the reservation meant for STs of the State of Meghalaya.”
“This decision of SBI to allot the posts reserved for the STs of the State of Meghalaya to STs from another State is a clear case of depriving the STs of Meghalaya of the benefit of such reservation and is against various Judgment and orders of the Supreme Court of India in addition to be violating of the instructions given by the concern Ministry of the Government of India,” he said.
“Therefore, we demand that SBI should provide clarification to us as on what basis such an appointment is made which against the prevailing instructions and violating the Supreme Court’s Judgment and orders, within 5 working days from today and failing which we will be left with no option but to organise protest programs against the SBI in Khasi-Jaintia Hills Districts of the State,” Synrem added.