Dziesevituo Pual Solo, Vice-Chairman
- Public Awareness and Advocacy Movement
-Create a citizens’ campaign demanding accountability in IAS appointments.
-Use RTI (Right to Information) to expose irregular recruitments.
-Civil society groups, retired bureaucrats, and students to form coalitions to press for reform.
-Launch digital and social media awareness drives under slogans like “Merit First, Not Backdoor” / “Save Civil Services Integrity.”
- Judicial and Legal Remedies
-File Public Interest Litigations (PILs) in the Supreme Court or High Courts to challenge irregular appointments.
-Seek judicial directions to:
-Enforce recruitment through UPSC or transparent merit-based processes.
-Audit all lateral or special appointments.
-Demand that the DoPT and UPSC publish annual transparency reports.
- Legislative and Institutional Reform Movement
-Pressure Parliament and State Assemblies to amend service rules limiting executive discretion in appointments.
Advocate for:
-A Civil Services Appointments Commission (CSAC).
-Statutory protection for UPSC’s primacy in administrative recruitment.
-Encourage Parliamentary Standing Committees to review irregularities.
- Internal Bureaucratic Reform
-Promote IAS Association resolutions and bureaucratic unity to defend merit-based service integrity.
-Senior officers are urged upon to demand that all recruitment—lateral or otherwise—go through objective evaluation.
- Alternative Administrative Arrangement
If reform fails and backdoor appointments persist:
-Establish Parallel Professional Services (e.g., Indian Policy Service, Indian Development Service) to absorb meritorious officers selected through fair competition.
-Strengthen State Civil Services and give them fair promotions to reduce the dominance of irregular entries.
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- Academic and Youth Mobilization
-Encourage students, UPSC aspirants, and academic institutions to debate and document the issue.
-Publish policy papers, host debates, and write op-eds to shape public opinion.
Essence of the Movement
The Nagas right movement for:
-Peaceful and constitutional, not confrontational.
-Evidence-based, relying on facts and transparency tools.
-Inclusive, involving citizens, bureaucrats, and experts.
Dziesevituo Pual Solo, Vice-Chairman
All India Anti Corruption Organisation Nagaland
