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PTI,  KOHIMA, SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 : The Confederation of All Nagaland State Service Employees' Association (CANSSEA) and its affiliated bodies launched a poster campaign across government offices and public spaces in Kohima on Monday to protest the recent selection of Non-State Civil Service (Non-SCS) officers into the IAS cadre.

The agitation follows the September 25 meeting of the screening committee for selection of Non-SCS officers into the IAS, which, the associations claimed, was conducted in "total disregard" of repeated representations submitted to the government. In a joint statement, the associations declared that the select list finalized by the committee was "totally unacceptable and without merit," contending it was prepared without restoring the original vacancy circular dated March 10.

The circular, they stressed, clearly required that only officers recruited through the Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC) be eligible for IAS induction, a provision aimed at upholding merit over tribal, personal, or political considerations. The employee bodies alleged that the withdrawal of the March 10 circular and its replacement with a modified version was "mala fide" and intended to allow entry of officers who had not been appointed through the NPSC. They further accused the government of succumbing to political interference in the selection process, thereby undermining meritocracy.

CANSSEA and allied associations warned that the poster campaign, described as the second phase of their peaceful agitation, would be followed by further democratic forms of protest until the select list is withdrawn and the March 10 vacancy circular is reinstated in full.