Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 29: A meeting of Jammu University (JU) SC/ST Employees Association was held here in University Campus to highlight grievances and demands of SC/ST employees working in various offices of the University.
The meeting alleged that the reservation roster has, several times, been tampered by the Establishment Branch with an object to deprive the SC/ST employees to avail promotional benefits granted to them under the Constitution.
They regretted that though UGC instructed time and again to University of Jammu to effect necessary amendments to its Act/Statutes for the Statutory support for reservation in admission, appointments to teaching and non-teaching posts and representation of SC/ST in its bodies like Syndicate, Executive Council, Academic Council, Selection Committees, etc but not a single step has yet been taken by the University to comply with the instruction of the UGC.
The Association demanded that a Standing Committee be appointed for ensuring effective implementation of the policies and programs of the Government of India, UGC and the State Government in respect of SC/STs, representation be provided to SC/STs in University Council, Syndicate, Academic Council, Selection Committees, etc and UGC Rules of reservation be made applicable both for direct recruitment as well as for promotion.
The speakers also demanded that all SC/ST candidates selected according to their position in the combined general merit list be not counted for covering the prescribed percentage of reservation, a supernumerary post of Assistant Registrar be created in view of Governor’s Secretariat communication dated 26-3-2014 and High Court’s Interim Order to appoint RL Kaith against that so as to deliver justice to him though belatedly, Surjeet Singh Heer be promoted to the post of Section Officer against the backlog reserved quota for SC category accommodation be provided to Jammu University SC/ST Employees Association for establishing its office on the campus.
Meanwhile, the Association members passed a resolution to withdraw their primary membership and union fund from the Jammu University Non-Teaching Employees Union.
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