ITANAGAR, Sep 2: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) has welcomed the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission's (APPSC) Advertisement, issued on Wednesday, for the Common Recruitment Examination for Group-A and Group-B, Gazetted, (Technical) Posts-2026 (Part-I), describing it as a long-awaited correction that reflects the Union's sustained advocacy on behalf of the state's indigenous population.
The notification, inviting applications for 155 posts across the Departments of Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary, and Textiles & Handicrafts, introduces mandatory eligibility criteria requiring candidates to hold a Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC), an Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe (APST) Certificate, and proficiency in an Indigenous Tribal Language of Arunachal Pradesh.
Reacting to the development, AAPSU President Meje Taku said the notification represented a significant vindication of the Union's demand. "This is what our people have been demanding for years — that recruitment into government service must first protect the sons and daughters of this soil. We welcome this decision by the APPSC and the State Government, and we see it as proof that peaceful, persistent struggle yields results," he stated.
Taku further expressed hope that the criteria would not remain confined to this recruitment cycle alone. "This is only Part-I. Our hope, and our expectation, is that this standard becomes the norm for every recruitment examination, in every department, going forward. Anything less would be incomplete justice," he added.
AAPSU General Secretary Tator Mato Bui echoed the President's sentiments, noting that the inclusion of PRC, APST, and language proficiency criteria followed directly from the Union's thirteen-point memorandum submitted to Chief Minister Pema Khandu, as well as sustained engagement with the High-Power Committee constituted to examine the issue of state employment quotas.
The Union stated that it would continue to closely monitor the implementation of these criteria and reiterated its demand that similar safeguards be extended uniformly across all future recruitment processes conducted by the State Government, without dilution or exception.

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