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| Govt disowns poll time job promises | | ‘No such promise ever made’ | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 22: There are hundreds of press reports and official handouts issued from the offices of National Conference and Congress pertaining to polls campaigns of top party leaders including present Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the months of October, November and December 2008 clearly mentioning assurance of jobs and stipends to the educated youth but the government today informed Legislative Assembly that no such promises were ever made.
The Government categorically told Legislative Assembly in Srinagar today that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah never gave any assurance to provide government jobs or stipend to unemployed youths in the state.
"The Chief Minister did not give any assurance to provide government jobs or stipend or sustenance allowance to unemployed youths...It is pre-mature to make any commitment in this behalf at this juncture," Labour and Employment Minister in-charge Abdul Gani Malik told the Assembly in a written reply to a question posed by PDP leader Muzaffar Hussain Baig. It is to mention that Omar had reportedly promised stipend to unemployed youths till they get jobs during election meetings.
Incidentally, during 2002 election campaign the Peoples Democratic Party had made more specific employment commitments in its poll campaigns which it refused to own on coming to power. The PDP had promised at least one job to each such family which does not have any member in the government service. Later, while in government, the PDP said, “we meant preference to such families out of available vacancies”.
Malik, however, said the financial and administrative implications of providing sustenance allowance to youth would need to be examined in depth before making any policy in this regard.
The number of unemployed youth registered with employment exchanges in the state is 1.18 lakh, he said.
As many as 21,640 posts, both gazetted and non-gazetted, have been referred to recruitment agencies. These included 7,035 jobs in police department, Malik informed the Assembly.
As many as 11,163 posts have been created in various departments, which will be filled through normal recruitment process. There are budgetary provisions available for these posts, he said.
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