IMPHAL, March 3: Langthabal Kendra MLA Karam Shyam has questioned whether the high ranking officials of Board of Secondary Education Manipur (BOSEM) are appointing staffs against the rules.
The MLA raised this question during the question and answer hour of the House today.
The MLA questioned the number of sanctioned post in BOSEM, as on date and number of employees filled upon regular basis and appointed/engaged on ad-hoc/contract beyond the sanctioned post.
Replying to the question, Education Minister Moirangthem Okendro said the number of sectioned post is 93, number of employees filled is 87, number of employees on ad-hoc is nil and number of employees on contract is only one.
The MLA further questioned was there any anomalies in the process while appointing employees recently in the BOSEM.
The Education Minister clarified that actions have been taken up against those officials who are found guilty.
While informing that BOSEM is run by a committee and its expenditures are not borne by the government, the Education Minister said the official of BOSEM cannot act as they pleased.
It may be mentioned here that in 2013, BOSEM Chairman P Dhanakumar Singh, IPS, issued notification for appointment of staffs on contract basis but were appointed as regular staffs.