Pioneer News Service
Ranchi
Chief Minister Hemant Soren has directed officials to take immediate corrective measures to safeguard the recognition of the State Homeopathic Medical College at Parsapani in Godda district and review alleged discrepancies in OBC reservation in the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) Assistant Teacher recruitment process.
The directions were issued after Poreyahat MLA and Congress Legislature Party leader Pradeep Yadav met the Chief Minister on Friday and raised both issues, describing them as matters of urgent public importance.
Regarding the State Homeopathic Medical College, which offers the BHMS course, Yadav informed the Chief Minister that the National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH), through its Medical Assessment and Rating Board for Homoeopathy (MARBH), had pointed out deficiencies in faculty strength and infrastructure and directed the institution to rectify them within 30 days to avoid jeopardising its recognition.
The Chief Minister instructed the Health Secretary to declare the results of faculty interviews conducted on June 8, 2026, and complete the appointment process within the next seven days. Around 56 candidates had appeared for the interviews. He also directed that the required equipment and other resources be arranged immediately.
According to Yadav, the Godda Deputy Commissioner has already been asked to visit the college on Monday and ensure that the necessary equipment and infrastructure are provided through the District Mineral Foundation Trust (DMFT) fund. Once the deficiencies are addressed, the Health Department will inform the NCH so that the recognition process can be completed within the stipulated deadline.
Yadav also raised concerns over the reservation matrix in the JSSC Trained Assistant Teacher (Para Teacher) Combined Competitive Examination-2026 (Advertisement No. 04/2026). He alleged that OBC reservation had been incorrectly calculated in the recruitment of 6,101 posts, resulting in only 209 seats being allocated to Extremely Backward Class (EBC-I) and Backward Class-II candidates, instead of the 814 posts that should have been earmarked under the 14 per cent reservation quota.
He claimed that candidates from OBC categories selected under the general merit list may have been counted against the reserved quota, reducing the actual number of seats available for OBC applicants.
Taking note of the issue, Chief Minister Soren directed the Chief Secretary to conduct a fresh calculation of the reservation roster, examine the alleged discrepancy, and submit a report at the earliest so that any error, if found, can be rectified without delay.
Pradeep Yadav said the Chief Minister had assured him that both issues would be addressed on priority to protect students’ interests and ensure fairness in the recruitment process.
