Recruitment Fraud: WBSSC Sets New Submission Deadline for Segregated Lists
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Synopsis
Kolkata, April 22 (NationPress) protests continue outside WBSSC with job losers demanding segregated lists of candidates. The commission has set a new deadline of April 30 for submission, but not for publication, causing unrest among those affected.
Key Takeaways
- New deadline for segregated lists is April 30.
- Three lists will be submitted: genuine, tainted, and those with technical errors.
- Protests continue outside WBSSC due to delays.
- Education Minister defends the commission's inaction.
- Supreme Court upheld cancellation of WBSSC's 2016 panel.
Kolkata, April 22 (NationPress) Amid ongoing protests outside the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) office by individuals who lost their jobs (both teaching and non-teaching staff) at state-run schools, who are demanding the release of lists that differentiate between "genuine" and "tainted" candidates, the commission announced a new deadline on Tuesday afternoon.
However, this new deadline does not pertain to the actual publication of the segregated lists. Instead, the commission plans to submit these lists to the state Education Department by April 30.
The commission will prepare three distinct lists for the state Education Department. The first list will include those who are "genuine" without a doubt, while the second will consist of individuals classified as "tainted" beyond a doubt.
Additionally, sources from the commission indicated that the third list will feature cases where the optical mark recognition (OMR) sheets had technical discrepancies.
The commission has instructed district inspectors of schools to promptly begin compiling these three lists within their respective districts.
The prior deadline for releasing the segregated list was set for Monday. However, due to the commission's failure to meet this deadline, "genuine" candidates initiated a sit-in protest outside the WBSSC office starting Monday evening, a demonstration that is still ongoing.
On Tuesday, state Education Minister Bratya Basu defended the commission's choice not to reveal the segregated list.
He stated that the Supreme Court had not mandated the commission to publish the list.
Furthermore, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee questioned the rationale behind the job losers' insistence on the commission's publication of lists distinguishing "genuine" from "tainted" candidates.
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court upheld the Calcutta High Court’s division bench ruling from last year, which annulled the WBSSC's entire 2016 panel of 25,753 teaching and non-teaching positions.
The Apex Court also recognized the Calcutta High Court's observation that the entire panel had to be revoked due to the "failure" of both the state government and WBSSC to separate the "genuine" candidates from those who obtained positions through financial means.
