Vanam Jwala Narasimha Rao
The Hans India (07-06-2017)
At a recent public meeting in
Sangareddy, All India Congress Committee (AICC) Vice President Rahul Gandhi made
certain remarks about the employment opportunities in Telangana state which are
far from facts and truth. This could possibly be due to misinformation. He alleged
that during the last general elections KCR promised a job for every house. This
is false and on the floor of the Legislative Assembly the Chief Minister
himself made it clear many a times. Rahul also alleged that CM is playing with
the lives of the unemployed youth which again is travesty of truth. The CM has initiated
several measures, many of which in the process of implementation, to create opportunities
in the government, non-government, Public sector and thereby bring in light
among the lives of youth. If these facts are not known to Rahul Gandhi, it is
unfortunate and if he tries to realise them then it will be good.
The government has accorded top most
priority to overcome unemployment and for filling up vacancies in several
government departments. As a first step, it has created Telangana State Public
Service Commission. It is headed by well-known academician and professor Ghanta
Chakrapani as the Chairman. 27,860 jobs have been created under the
Commission. Appointments process is
going on at various stages. So far 5,999
jobs were filled up and notification is issued for the filling up of vacancies
in 7306 Residential Schools. And for an additional 2437 posts notification is
issued on June 2, 2017. Requirement for 2118 posts came from the Medical and
Health department for which issue of notification is in the process.
Notification is ready for another 10,000 jobs. Filling up of vacancies must go
through a process and they cannot be filled up over night. Besides these
notifications, the government has instructed the officials concerned to expedite
the process for appointing another 20,000 in several educational institutions.
The CM has gone on record on May 30, 2017 that appointment process in the
educational institutes should begin within a week’s time.
In the state, for the 84 new Kasturi
Ba Gandhi Girls Vidyalayas 1428 posts are required. The government issued
orders for appointing 840 Teaching and 588 non-teaching employees. The
government has also given permission for 377 posts in urban residential Schools
to be set up in 29 District Head quarters. Of this, the CM has instructed the
District Collectors concerned to appoint 174 Teaching and 203 Non-Teaching
employees.
In addition, through the prestigious
TS IPASS single window clearances industrial policy the 3900 industries that
got approval letters with an investment of Rs. 72, 000 Crores have an
employment potential of over 2, 40, 000 jobs. Already the 2300 industries that
started production provided 72, 000 jobs. Is this not employment creation to
the unemployed youth?
The State government has also taken
several measures for the job security and protection of the employees. It has regularized
758 teachers working on contract basis for the past nine years and 18 Adhoc
teachers. The government has upgraded 2488 Basha Pandits and 1047 PETs as
School Assistants. It has also decided
to regularize the contract employees benefiting 25,000 individuals in all. The
government has decided to fill-up 13357 in the electricity department from
linemen to Executive Director under Genco, Transco and Discoms. It has also
decided to appoint 1500 non-technical employees. In the electricity department
alone 10,000 individuals are being promoted. Is this not job creation and
creating employment?
The government has increased the
salaries of GHMC drivers and sanitation workers. At the time of formation of
State Municipal workers were getting a salary of Rs 8,500 per month, which is
increased, to Rs 12,500. Later the CM announced that their salaries are further
enhanced by Rs 1500 per month, fixing at Rs 14,000 benefitting 24,000 workers.
The government has hiked the salaries of Anganwadi workers twice. The first was
announced in the Assembly on March 11, 2015 and the second when the CM had a
meeting with Anganwadi workers and helpers on February 27, 2017. Their salaries
are hiked by a whopping 150 per cent from Rs 4,200 to Rs 10,500 per month. Mini
Anganwadi workers salaries are increased from Rs 4,500 to Rs 6,000 benefitting
3989 workers. This hike in salaries have
helped 67,411 workers working in 35,700 Anganwadi centres in the State. ASHA
workers salaries also increased to Rs 6,000 per month and the CM has instructed
that they be called Rural Health Workers.
The government has announced PRC for
the state government employees who have actively participated in the Telangana
movement. 43 per cent fitment given on their basic salary. The government has
also given a special increment for the employees who have successfully
organised the Sakala Janula Samme. Salaries are also hiked for the IKP workers,
employees working under SERP and Employment Guarantee Scheme. Of the 4174
Workers in SERP, 767 employee’s salaries are hiked from Rs 6,250 to Rs 12,000
and others are given 30 per cent more. Field Assistants working under
Employment Guarantee Scheme are given a hike from Rs 6,290 to Rs 10,000 and 30
percent hike given to others. In all 11, 415 have got the benefit.
For 1578 employees working under 108
Services with meagre salaries, the government hiked to Rs 4,000 per month. For
the Village Revenue Assistants working on hereditary posts, the salary is
increased from Rs 6,500 to Rs 10,500 (64.61 percent hike). They were also given
Rs 200 Telangana increment per month. The government has also decided to regularize
VRAs recruited through the Public Service Commission. This will benefit the
direct VRA recruits numbering 2900 who are working at lower salaries.
The government has also decided to
hike the salaries of 18, 405 Village Organization Assistants (VOA) who were
working on lower salaries. They were getting Rs 500 to Rs 1500 per month. The
CM held a meeting in Pragathi Bhavan with VOAs and assured that they will be
given Rs 5000 per month as salary. The government also decided to hike the
salaries of contract teachers working in Tribal Welfare Residential Schools. On
the recommendations of 2010 PRC, SGT’s salary is hiked to Rs 10,900 and School
Assistants to Rs 14,800 benefiting 1892. On January 2, 2016, the state cabinet
decided to increase the salaries of outsourcing employees. For all those
getting the salary of Rs 6, 700 to Rs 12,000, for those getting Rs 8, 400 to 15,000
and for those getting Rs 10,900 to Rs 17,000, the salaries were increased.
By increasing the minimum salary of
the contract lecturers to Rs 37,000 per month, 3687 were benefitted. Contract
Polytechnic Lecturers’ basic salary is increased to Rs 40,270 and for the
Degree College Lecturers, Rs 43,670. RTC employees are given 44 percent fitment
as well as Telangana increment benefitting 58,770 employees. 24,000 outsourcing
employees in the electricity department are being regularized in a phased
manner; with this they will get job protection and better wages. Electricity
employees in the state are given 27.5 fitment allowance. On December 2, 2014,
the government decided to give 30 per cent fitment to the employees in Genco,
Transco and Discoms. The salaries of Home Guards, who are on duty day and night
has been increased to Rs 9,000 to Rs 12,000 benefitting 16,000 of them.
When this is the truth, Rahul speaks
in a different way. Rahul Gandhi Ji get your facts correct please! End
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