Stress on job creation
The Centre has taken the initiative of asking the government of Jammu & Kashmir to undertake the process of recruitment in an accelerated manner.
In an action taken report submitted to a parliamentary panel the Ministry of Home Affairs has apprised the panel that the government of Jammu and Kashmir has been asked to assess the requirement of manpower and undertake the process of recruitment in an accelerated manner.
It has also informed the panel that domicile has been made a basic eligibility for an appointment to any post under the Union Territory of J&K or under a local or other authority (other than Cantonment Board) within the UT of J&K.
Jammu and Kashmir has been subject to various issues since the past several years now which include a long list of unemployed and able bodied people having nothing to do. Most of the able bodied men and women here have been left wanting for employment due to the various situations which include lack of avenues and resources.
Presently, the region has more than six lakh unemployed educated youth who have been left bemused owing to lack of employment opportunities. Though lot of promises have been made over the years to impress these young minds about the measures being taken to provide them gainful employment, but on ground very little seems to be happening.
The present dispensation has also announced 50k jobs for the unemployment youth in the government sector alone, but it seems that the promise will take quite long to see that they are kept.
Now that the ratio of unemployed youth seems to be quite high, the government’s attention should have been focused on promoting entrepreneurship at various levels among the young educated people. But so far very few examples can be cited where people have actually got benefitted by the schemes that have been executed by various government agencies.
The government as of now needs to extend its canvass that too far beyond its imagination in case it really wants to see an end to the unemployment crisis in Jammu and Kashmir. The Covid-19 pandemic has limited the resources for the youth to unparalleled levels. So much so that jobs creation has taken a severe hit in almost all sectors that were otherwise propelling despite many pressures and pulls.
We at this juncture need a policy that is easy to implement and fast paced so that months and years are not lost seeking approvals and asking for funds release. Our agricultural based sector can help the government to achieve its objective as the sector still offers a tremendous growth prospect.
The sector also ensures that the units established are turned into success stories inspiring others as well to jump on to the bandwagon.
