SATISH HANDA

Information reveals, over 7.27 lakh unemployed educated youths registered with districts employment department in Haryana state are awaiting jobs, of them only 950 youths were able to get jobs in government departments in past one year. Information also reveals that number of such unemployed youths is fast increasing day by day as a result of present world wide economic crisis and corona virus spread all over the world. Micro, small and medium manufacturing enterprises in private sectors have been forced to close down their shutters due to presesent epidemic outbreak in the country as such majority of units in private sectors are unable to meet expenses has already said good-bye to their employees left for their home towns after became jobless and situation turning bad to worst in future due to recession.

The present district wise scenario reveals that there are 35290 educated unemployed youths registered with employment office Ambala, of them only 42 youths were able to get government job in past one year. Similarly, there are 11391 unemployed educated youths registered with employment office at Panchkula, 54184 youths at Yamunanagar, 40752 youths at Kurukshetra, 48523 at Kaithal, 60698 youths at Karnal,  35950 youths at Panipat, 43846 youths at Rohtak, 34923 youths at Jhajjar, 47146 youths at Sonepat, 64465 youths at Jind, 70893 youths at Bhiwani, 11442 youths at Gurugram, 10862 youths at Faridabad,  12500 youths at Mewat,  33720 youths at Mohindergarh, 22557 youths at Rewari, 64358 youths at Hisar, 31711 youths at Fatehabad, 38305 youths at Sirsa and 22026 youths at Palwal of them only 950 youths were offered jobs in banks and government departments in the state.

According to state government guidelines, those educated unemployed youths registered with employment department in the state studied up to post graduation are eligible to get employment in state government departments at Rs 60 per hour or Rs 6000 quartely till they get a permanent job in a government or private organization under ‘Sukhsham Yuva Yozna’. Besides, employment department in the state organises job fairs for unemployed educated youths time to time inviting private employers looking for employees and issue appointment letters to suitable applicants on the spot. Rajinder Pal Saini District Employment Officer Ambala told that in the year 1986 Supreme Court of India had directed state government to offer government jobs to educated unemployed youths registered with employment department through Haryana Staff Selection Board on DC rate.

According to information, JJP having alliance with BJP to form government in Haryana state in their poll manifesto had assured that youths hailing from the state would be given 75% share in jobs after coming to power as a result present state government facing a challenge. While talking to media persons in this regard sometime ago in reply to a question Manohar Lal Khatter Chief Minister said that government cannot force but request a private industry to implement government policies. According to entrepreneurs, any sort of pressure by the government on industry in the state already facing severe recession since past many years may force them to shift their units to other states.