Glossy dreams of ‘ghar ghar naukri’ by Congress, peanuts given to youth for reality
The mega job fest seems to have lost its essence even before it started. With 1200 graduates and post-graduates excited and hopeful to get employment, their dreams were awarded with peanuts. An annual salary of Rs. 1.2 lakh and Rs. 2.25 lakh per annum was offered to the post graduate students. If you cut down the figure monthly, then a sum total of Rs 10,000 or 15,000 is received. Statewide, over 4 lakh aspirants had registered for the fair at 21 venues across the state, as the plans and dreams by the government were far glossier than the reality it showed. The Monday crowd at the college had youngsters holding degrees and post-graduate diplomas from towns like Sardulgarh in Mansa hoping to try their luck, but most seemed unimpressed. Sukhjinder Singh, an MPhil degree holder in computer applications disappointed with the package said, “I earned an MPhil from Guru Kashi University in 2013 and am still looking for a suitable job,” A banner at the kiosk of Mehar Software Technologies, a Malout-based company read, ‘Salary package: Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 2 lakh per annum'. The company caters to rural IT-related projects and its executives said they intended to rope in 50 youngsters from the 11-day long job fair that concludes on August 31. “The salary depends on work experience and this package (Rs 1.5 lakh) for freshers should be taken as a stipend. They should be thinking of excelling at work and proving themselves, the incentives will come,” said Sumeet Kaur Brar, a manager with the company. We really wonder what the government has planned for the youth of the state. With peanuts like these, majority would be left unemployed. -PTC News
