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| Acute unemployment problem: Jammu youth totally alienated | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 11: The youth of Jammu division are a frustrated and dissatisfied lot. They are extremely angry with the system. They have several grouses against the authorities in the State. Two of them are fundamental. One is that the employment policy, which has been in vogue in the State since 1948, is Kashmir-centric. The grievance is genuine. For example, the rate of unemployment in Jammu division, according to official statistics, is more than 69%, as against less than 30% in Kashmir province.
Similarly, the proportion of Kashmir and Jammu in the official service sector is approximately 75:25. There are almost 4.5 lakh employees working in the government and semi-government establishments in the State, but the number of employees from Jammu division is not more than one lakh. They want the State Government to adopt and introduce a new employment policy that ensures regional balance and gives them a sense of belonging. The population of Jammu division is equal to that of Kashmir, if not more, and Jammu contributes almost 75% revenue annually to the State exchequer.
The other complaint is that the share of the Jammu youth in the government-run and aided technical and professional institutions such as medical colleges is negligible. They say that while the Kashmir-based technical and professional institutions and Agriculture University have become the sole preserve of the Valley youth, they also get disproportionate share in the Jammu-based similar institutions. They also want the State Government to implement the January 13, 1999 RP Singhal Committee Report on admission to technical and professional institutions in the State.
The 3-member Committee had found out a way to meet the demand of the Jammu youth without harming the interests of the Valley youth. It had recommended that the only way to maintain regional balance as far as admissions to the technical and professional institutions was concerned was to adopt admission rules as were in vogue in the University of Jammu and University of Kashmir under the Jammu & Kashmir Universities Act of 1969. Its recommendation read: "As is the existing practice for admissions to Polytechnic courses where one Common Entrance Test is held, but the selection list is declared separately for the two divisions, the Competent Authority may hold one Common entrance Test for the two divisions for Medical and Engineering Courses, but the selection lists may be separately issued for the two divisions. The admissions in these colleges (Government as well as Private) should be made by the respective Universities in accordance with the prevalent admission rules under their Acts. The seats in Jammu Colleges (Medical as well as Engineering) should be earmarked for candidates belonging to Jammu region and those in Kashmir Colleges be earmarked for candidates belonging to Kashmir region. A certain number of seats may be reserved in each of the University for Ladakh region in proportion to its population".
Now that the Jammu & Kashmir is under the President's Rule, it is time for it to do what the biased and vindictive Kashmiri ruling elite didn't do to conciliate the angry Jammu youth. |
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