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| TORTUROUS SRO JOURNEY | | |
Satwant Singh Rissam
(BSL, LLB, LLM, PGDHRM)
The people in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir had faced many social and political problems. This all somewhere also became cause of unemployment in Jammu and Kashmir. Many recruitment drives and job schemes were presented for youth in repackaged form but nothing could bring change on ground. Many politicians were seen promising government jobs but later on they all emphasized on privatization as a best job provider. We all know, the prevailing situation didn’t allow privatization to happen and government even didn’t deliver much in its role as a job provider to youth. Amid this uncertainty came the announcement (last year) from former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik that 50,000 jobs within three months will be provided. More so, as this announcement was done just few weeks after the abrogation of Art 370 it raised high hopes in youth. However, the announcement of providing 50,000 jobs got somewhere washed away under the new situations created post August 5, 2019. Besides, the transfer of Governor Satya Pal Malik reflected that centre government was planning something which former Jammu and Kashmir Governor didn’t have any hint of. Once again, the stressed and sulking youth of Jammu and Kashmir were left in foggy conditions.
After the start of new period in Jammu and Kashmir (post Article 370) it was being told that the said abrogation will pave way for prosperity of youth and job creation for the youth in the region. Interestingly, this idea got more push when the Union Government announced that all the J&K UT employees would now get all the allowances as recommended by 7th Pay Commission. This furthered the hope in the minds of all youth appointed under SRO 202 in Jammu and Kashmir by recruitment agencies JKPSC and JKSSB. Very soon all these SRO 202 employees started protests across Jammu and Kashmir and demanded revocation of SRO 202 as they were facing discrimination in shape of basic pay and even were not provided any allowances, HRA, CCA etc as given to other employees. Sadly, all these protests got silenced soon after the government issued show-cause notice to 7 SRO 202 employees for breach of service conduct rules.
The immediate step taken against the employees reflected mindset of administration and created doubt that situation won’t change much for common man even in J&K UT. Adding to such beliefs was the recent dismissal order, during Corona virus pandemic, of 181 trained professionals of health and medical education department who were selected under SRO 24. Earlier all such SRO’s were brought into effect mostly by citing economic constraints and later these SRO’s converted into a tool of exploitation. Post Article 370 it was assumed by youth that all such totally discriminatory and flawed policy making (in shape of SRO’s) would stop forever in J&K UT. But to everyone’s surprise such schemes are silently ruling the minds of officers governing J&K UT. The present administration of J&K UT has once again invited new recruitment for Class-IV jobs by applying provisions of SRO 202. All the political voices in Jammu and Kashmir are opposing this decision of J&K administration from all corners. Even Kashmir's new party ‘Apni Party’ which is said to have the centre's blessings is openly opposing new recruitment for Class-IV jobs vis-a-vis SRO 202.
Of the entire newly erupted situation on this recruitment, the most surprising is the BJP’s silence in Jammu which is now being questioned by youth almost on all social media platforms. Under the PDP-BJP coalition, the SRO 202 was enacted and even after stiff opposition from civil society groups the J&K administration wants youth to continue on this torturous SRO journey. The Jammu youth which had high hopes from administration of J&K UT and BJP are now feeling betrayed. The standard rules governing the recruitment processes across the country should be applied in the J&K UT to safeguard the future of youth. Now is the time that the Government of India should step forward, as promised by PM Narendra Modi in many of his speeches, and build a structure to end this discriminatory job system forever. |
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