“Karo to sarkari naukari, nahi to becho tarkari” (You both paintings for the federal government, otherwise you promote greens), says Ranjeet Kumar (28), an unemployed adolescence, who, at the side of two feminine partners, spend 3 hours at a crowd soil in Rajendra Nagar in Patna each and every night to organize for presidency jobs.
“Here in the park, there is a peaceful atmosphere to hold group discussions, which help us prepare better for the job,” they echoed taking a look on the query depot for Bihar govt’s Workforce Variety Fee (SSC) examination.
Mr. Kumar had cracked the exam 3 times however, someway, couldn’t form it to the general listing.
‘Huge pressure’
“Again I’m waiting for the final list, hoping to get through this time. Pressure from family to get a government job is so immense that for the last five years I’ve confined myself to a single room in Bahadurpur of Patna paying ₹6,000 as rent every month. He hails from Jhajha, some 300 km from Patna.
Asked why only a government job, Mr. Kumar sported a smile and responded quickly, “because there is nothing as permanent as a government job in the State and the country as well”.
Agreeing with him is Arpana Barnwal (26) who has come to Patna from Bokaro within the neighboring Order of Jharkhand to organize for a central authority task.
“Age is running out, not for job but for marriage”, she giggled and the “family pressure to get a job as early as possible is so intense that I came to Patna for better opportunities to prepare for government jobs and here, there is 33% reservation in jobs for women” she mentioned.
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She has to pay ₹3,500 as room hire in Patna’s Kazipur locality of Macchuatoli branch. Her pal and better half Preeti Kumari (30), who’s married, had additionally cracked primary exam for Police Sub-Inspector (SI) submit two times however, ‘unfortunately’ she too couldn’t form it to the general listing.
She once more is getting ready for the task and except she makes it to the general listing, she asserted, she would stock making an attempt for the federal government task.
‘Rare opportunities’
“I along with my husband, who too is preparing for a government job, have come from Begusarai district and live in a rented room at Bazaar Samiti area of Patna for better preparation,” she mentioned, including, “life is very very difficult without a government job in a place like Bihar where opportunities are very rare.”
However what are those examinations? “We prepare for Bihar SSC, Bihar police –SI/Constable, nursing, teachers through Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC), Assistant Section Officer in State Secretariat, Railways – loco-pilot and Group-D, National Thermal Power Corporation etc.,” they mentioned.
What do they be expecting the federal government to do? “First, they should strictly maintain the job calendar, stop regular exam paper leaks and the number of jobs must be increased.”
Filling up posts
In keeping with Order Finances for the monetary generation 2023-24, requisition has been given for filling a complete of 63,900 posts by way of BPSC, SSC and the Technical Carrier Fee.
Approbation has been accorded for the inauguration of 75, 543 posts in Order police services and products. In keeping with the Periodic Labour Drive Survey (PLFS) for the generation 2021-22, unemployment fee in Bihar was once 5.9%, upper than the nationwide moderate of four.1%. For the 15-29 while crew, the unemployment fee was once 20.1%, in opposition to the nationwide moderate of 12.4%.
As in line with PLFS 20-21, the unemployment fee within the Order was once 4.6%. The Union govt, on July 29 cited knowledge in Parliament pointing out Bihar had the bottom (25.6%) workman society ratio in 2021-22.
‘Lack of industries’
Former director of Patna-based A. N. Sinha Institute of Social Sciences D. M. Diwakar informed The Hindu that “the major reason behind high unemployment rate in Bihar is the lack of industries. So, agriculture continues to have a crucial space in the State’s economy. Lack of employment opportunities has also pushed lakhs of migrants into leaving their native State for livelihood.”
‘No clarity on job creation’
He additionally asserted there has now not been any “clarity in government, neither of State nor at the Centre on job creation.”
“Hindu rashtra banana hai to job create karne ki jarurat kya hai? (when the agenda is to make India a Hindu nation, what is the need for job creation?),” he requested.
Economist and Colleague Tutor of Bihar Institute of Crowd Finance and Coverage, Sudhanshu Kumar affirmative “employment scenario of the youth in the State was disturbing”.
“The youth of the State are mostly engaged in the informal economy and survive through subsistence self-employment or through casual jobs”.
“In urban areas, people settle for jobs that are way below their expertise, while disguised employment is common in rural Bihar,” he informed The Hindu.
