Kohima, Jan. 31: The Nagaland government has announced recruitment quotas for the physically challenged.

The Nagaland government, in supersession of all earlier notification on Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 has announced reservation of three per cent of the vacancies for persons with low vision, hearing impairment and locomotor disability or cerebral palsy.

The state government today said that, of the three per cent reserved vacancies, one per cent each would be reserved for the three categories. The reservation comes into force with immediate effect.

The notification said all applications for recruitment should contain a specific column for the candidates to state that they are persons with a particular disability.

Direct recruitment of such persons through examinations or interview, or both, will be subjected to an examination by a state medical board to certify that the disability they suffer will not impede the work they ought to perform after their recruitment.

The reservation will be guided by the principles laid down by the Supreme Court and the Union ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions.

The department further said there would be no carry-forward of vacancies in case the quota is not filled within a year.

Manipur conviction: A special court in Imphal today convicted three doctors involved in a Rs 21.7 lakh medical scam involving purchase of medical equipment in 1981.

The court fixed the hearing for Wednesday.