10/08/2026
AAPSU Sets August 15 Deadline on 80:20 Job Reservation Issue, Warns of Statewide Bandh:
Itanagar, August 10, 2026: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) on Monday met the High Power Committee constituted by the Government of Arunachal Pradesh to discuss issues relating to the 80:20 job reservation ratio and recruitment rules for examinations conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) and the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB).
Addressing the media after the meeting, AAPSU said it had submitted proposals seeking mandatory Permanent Residence Certificate (PRC) and Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe (APST) certificates for candidates appearing in APPSC and APSSB recruitment examinations. The union also demanded that knowledge of the local dialect be made a mandatory eligibility criterion to ensure greater employment opportunities for indigenous candidates.
AAPSU has set August 15, 2026, as the deadline for the state government to act on its demands. The union urged the government to convene a Cabinet meeting and issue the necessary Cabinet order to incorporate the proposed provisions into the Recruitment Rules governing APPSC and APSSB recruitments.
Warning of intensified agitation, AAPSU announced that if the government fails to take a decision within the stipulated timeframe, it will launch the first phase of a 12-hour statewide bandh on August 17, 2026.
The union said the proposed agitation aims to press the government to take a concrete decision on the recruitment framework and the 80:20 reservation issue while safeguarding the employment interests of local candidates in APPSC and APSSB recruitments across Arunachal Pradesh.
The developments are expected to draw significant public and political attention as the August 15 deadline approaches.