The examination conducted for appointment of 175 clerks in Western Naval Command HQs was cancelled owing to leakage of papers. Five persons including one service officer and two civilian officers of Navy have been arrested by the CBI. In Navy, the norms and procedure of selection process are well defined and in conformity with the procedure prevalent in various recruiting agencies of the government. Adequate precautionary and preventive measures are being taken at all levels to avoid recurrence of such incidents by strengthening the vigilance processes at various stages of question paper handling.
This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri Motilal Vora and Shri Satyavrat Chaturvedi in Rajya Sabha today.
Source:pib
