Arunachal introduces bill to curb unfair means in public exams

Itanagar, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) To curb irregularities and use of unfair means in various public examinations in the state, the Arunachal Pradesh government on Friday introduced a bill in the Assembly on the first day of the Budget session.

The Arunachal Pradesh Public Examinations (Measures for Prevention of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Bill, 2024 has strict provisions for punishment such as imprisonment and penalty, barring of candidates from appearing in recruitment examinations and seizure and confiscation of property.

The bill provides for the creation of special courts to quickly try such offences.

It provides for severe punishment and imprisonment with imposition of fine up to Rs 1 crore.

Chief Minister Pema Khandu said that it was a very good initiative to curb malpractices related to leakage of papers during examinations.

He said that once the bill becomes a law, it will ensure free and fair selection process for all posts under the Arunachal Pradesh government and detect malpractices.

The state has been rocked by the leak of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) 2022 question paper.

The Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate are investigating the leakage of exam papers, which happened ahead of a written examination for recruitment to the post of Assistant Engineer (Civil) conducted by APPSC on August 26-27, 2022.

Many government and APPSC employees have been suspended and more than 50 government employees have been arrested in connection with the document leak.

Source: IANS