Assam govt suspends 21 civil servants in APSC cash-for-job scam

Guwahati: The Assam government though a notification has suspended 21 civil servants so far in connection with the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) cash-for job scam.

The state government sources said that of these 21 suspended officers, 11 are from the Assam Police Service (APS), four are Assam Civil Service (ASC) officers, one Excise Inspector, one ARCS officer and three Assistant Employment Officers.

The official notification issued by the personnel department of the Assam government in this regard said that these officers were beneficiaries of the “anomalies and malpractices carried out by the APSC” and they got appointment by “enhancement” of their originally scored marks in the final tabulation sheet based on which the final results were declared.

The notification further said that the “recruitment of the APS officers to the government service on the basis of the recommendation of the APSC is illegal” and secured and “hence actions amount to gross misconduct, corruption and moral turpitude”.

As they are under investigation for criminal offence, allowing them to continue in their present post “may not be in the interest of public service and may cause embarrassment to the government”, it said.