Patience is youth's treasury, but making them patient is tragedy
Bihar Chief
Minister Nitish Kumar presented its 7 years report card ‘Nyay Ke Sath Vikash ke
7 Saal’ on 24 November, 2012. In this report card, the government has announced
that in coming years more than 2 lakh vacancies will be filled and so more than
2 lakh unemployed will be employed. No doubt this announcement will make some unemployed
youth happy. They will now start dreaming for a job in coming future which has
yet not fulfilled in the last seven years. Government announcement shows it is
at least serious about the unemployment in the state. But the moot question is
that whether this announcement will remain on paper or will this target ever be fulfilled?
If we look back in the last seven years, employment achievement of the government,
it shows some different pictures. No doubt a large number of unemployed in the
state were provided jobs. Government has succeeded, however partially, in
preventing brain drain. Even in the context of laborers and at some extent
educated youths, signs of reverse migration were noticed. It shows that some opportunities
were created that is why educated youths as well as laborers are returning in
Bihar. But we shouldn't forget that:
- A large number of youths were
employed on contractual basis where they get merely Rs. 5000 to 10000 which is
not sufficient when we imagine 10 percent inflation.
- Contractual job means uncertain
future. Nobody can guarantee their future.
- State Public Service Commission and
State Staff Selection Commission have advertised thousands of permanent jobs.
But the functioning of these institutions shows that even 3 years are not sufficient
for recommendations. For example, Bihar Staff Selection Commission had invited
applications for first graduate level examination in 2010, now we are knocking
the door of 2013, but process has not completed yet. Similarly in the case of
BPSC’s 53-55 advertisement, mains result is yet to be announced.
Some more doubts are in mind, which force us not to accept
every announcement as a reality. But there is no other way in front of Unemployed
youths of Bihar. They are waiting for years and they can wait for more years.
Patience is their treasury, but making them patient is tragedy. State recruiting bodies should realize it.
State government’s intention is good, but only good intention is not sufficient.
Everybody should respect youth power.
