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Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh Women Welfare Society (APWWS) is demanding a total shakeup of state governance. They handed a roadmap for reform to APARC Chairman Pramod Jain this week. The group wants a professional, merit-driven system for state hiring. They proposed that experts, not bureaucrats, should handle the recruitment process.
New officers have it too easy. The group wants mandatory district immersion programs for all incoming Group A and B officers. These officials would spend 30 to 60 days living in remote border villages. It would force them to see local struggles firsthand. This is about real-world experience, not office work.
The society is also eyeing a digital overhaul. They pushed for a real-time Human Resource Dashboard to track vacancies and staff deployment. They want outcome-based metrics to measure government efficiency. APWWS president Jarjum Ete also pointed to the rural education crisis. She noted that "students were being forced to travel long distances to attend classes."
Workplace safety is on the table, too. The group proposed NYAYA-SHIELD, a digital grievance portal. It would cover harassment complaints for all genders, going beyond the limits of the POSH Act. They asked for a pilot budget of up to 1.2 crore rupees to get it off the ground. Ete also called for tighter rules to curb polygamy by enforcing the Central Civil Services Conduct Rules.
Chairman Jain heard the pitch. He promised to review the demands and bring them before the state government. The ball is now in the commission’s court.
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