No Longer Blacklisted: J&K Administration Defends Using Private Exam Firm
NDTV
Rajesh Shama, Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board, also justified the change in conditions of tender to award contract to Aptech limited, the agency that was blacklisted by many states and penalised by the Delhi High Court.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration today defended its controversial decision to hire a previously blacklisted private agency for holding recruitment exams, which has led to protests in the region.
Rajesh Shama, Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board, also justified the change in conditions of tender to award contract to Aptech Limited, the agency that was blacklisted by many states and penalised by the Delhi High Court.
"The company was blacklisted. It's not blacklisted now. It was blacklisted for three years in 2019 and blacklisting period ended in 2022," said Mr Sharma. "Legally, we had no reason not to hire the agency," he said.
According to Mr Sharma, the terms of awarding the contract was changed because "blacklisting is meant for some period and not permanently".
