Goemkarponn desk
PANAJI: Directorate of Public Grievances has asked the Directorate of Vigilance and the Director General of Police (DGP) to look into the alleged scam in the PSI recruitment process.
The directions are issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) based on the complaint filed by GFP President and MLA Vijai Sardesai. The Directorate has asked both authorities to submit an action taken report within 15 days.
“Have has asked Directorate of Vigilance and Director General of Police (DGP) to look into the alleged scam into the PSI recruitment process,’ said the officer
The letter from the Ministry of Home Affairs states, “The same is forwarded to your office with a request to look into the matter and accordingly take necessary action and submit the action taken report to the applicant under intimation to this office within 15 days from the receipt of this letter.”
The department was facing severe criticism over the ongoing recruitment drive of PSIs amid allegations of rigged physical efficiency grades, after which the Office of Director General of Police ordered the committees to ‘view the video footages of physical efficiency test of candidates.’
Sardesai had alleged PSI recruitment scam was a criminal conspiracy and that candidates who scored 15 to 30 REA marks in the constable test scored 83 to 99 marks in the PSI test the next day.
The government had advertisements filling up posts for PSIs, constables and home guards in March 2021 recruitment drive, which began soon thereafter.
However, the physical tests came under the scanner following allegations that those who cleared the test were categorised as failed candidates while candidates who did not meet the criteria were passed. The video footage allegedly confirmed the manipulation as an internal inquiry was carried out.
Several complaints were filed with the department accusing scams in recruitment and seeking a fresh process to recruit candidates.
Sources said the government spent around Rs 70 lakh for the physical efficiency tests carried out at five venues – Ponda, Valpoi, Margao, Panjim and Altinho.
