Meghalaya: State Govt to Terminate Employees Aged Above 70 Years in Govt Offices

SHILLONG: The government of Meghalaya has directed its departments, corporations, and agencies to terminate the services of anyone over the age of 70. The directive came after civil society organisations voiced their opposition to the prolongation of bureaucrats’ and officers’ services after superannuation.

According to the official notification, ““All Departments/agencies of the State Government like Societies, Corporations who have persons who have been employed or re-employed and are above the age of 70 (seventy) years should henceforth be terminated.”

According to a report, the Voice of the People’s Party (VPP) has long called for a moratorium on recruitment in various government ministries until a roster system for job reservation policy is developed.

In response to the VPP’s demand, the Chief Minister stated that job recruiting cannot be halted since it will affect the age of youths applying for government jobs.

On June 6, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma stated that the state government will proceed with the job recruitment process following the amending of the Office Memorandum (OM) 2022 for the reservation roster.

Recently, The Meghalaya government formed a three-member committee to seek professionals to serve on the expert committee evaluating reservation policy. The development follows an earlier announcement to form a “Expert Committee” to evaluate the Reservation Policy.

In response to a question about the timeline for establishing the Expert Committee, Sangma stated that he has asked the search committee to provide the report as soon as possible.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma announced the establishment of the Directorate of Forensic Sciences in the state on June 6.

The Directorate’s cell is already operating under the Police Headquarters, and according to the Human Rights Commission, this particular Directorate must be established and operational independently of the PHQ, reporting to the Home Department, told the Chief Minister.

The Chief Minister further stated that the required personnel and mechanisms are in place, and that it is merely an administrative decision to establish a separate Directorate for Forensic Sciences.