Make recruiting agencies transparent --Tarigami Calls for a comprehensive and time-bound employment policy.

January, 31:- CPI(M) State Secretary and MLA Kulgam,  Mohd.Yousuf Tarigami has called for a comprehensive and time-bound employment policy, whereunder identification of available vacancies and subsequent referral of these to the recruiting agencies for selection was ensured in a specific time-frame.  The policy should also have provisions for creation of jobs under various categories in government departments and Public Sector Units in the state, besides exploring job opportunities in agriculture, tourism and services sectors. 

Tarigami in a statement issued here today expressed dismay over the mode of selection adopted by the recruiting agencies especially the State Public Service Commission and SSRB.  He said that the process of inviting applications, processing of these and holding of written tests and interviews was time consuming thereby wasting much of the time and causing  delay in justice to the deserving aspirants.   Lack of manpower, infrastructure and proper set-up seems to be the main hiccup in the process of selection; Tarigami maintained and urged the government for proper instutionalization and hierarchy in the recruiting agencies.  He said that it was amazing that the procedures and modalities in vogue by the state recruiting agencies were not in tune with the present needs and suggested for re-organization of these and re-orientation of recruitment procedures.

State Secretary CPI(M) questioning the present arrangement of not awarding any weightage to the written and screening tests held  for selection of candidates  for various posts said that sole interviewing was widening the scope for  mal-practices thereby eroding the credibility of the recruiting agencies.  He said that unlike J&K SSRB, the Staff Selection Commission and most of the State Recruitment Boards were either giving equal weightage to the written tests and the interviews or were making most of the selections only on the basis of the performance shown by the candidates in the written tests. This he said was the most transparent and quickest way of recruitment and dispensation of justice to the aspirants.

Suggesting for a similar procedure in the selection of the candidates through the recruiting agencies in Jammu and Kashmir, Tarigami said that it was better to do away with interviewing and making selections on the basis of the written tests.  He also said that the recruitment agencies be made more resourceful in terms of the staff, infrastructure and other related matters so that they perform as per the expectations and the updated needs.  He said that with the increasing number of aspirants these agencies need to have district level offices so that they cater to the needs of the aspirants. He said that innovations on the basis of experiences and exchange of expertise were fruitful for every institution and opined that J&K PSC and SSRB should take benefit of such practices.

Referring to the employment policy announced by the state government, Tarigami said that the commitments made in the policy should be fulfilled and its   implementation ensured.  He said that  focus be laid on those sectors which promise ample job avenues and referred to agriculture, horticulture and allied sectors which he  said  are having huge potential for absorbing a substantial number of youth provided these sectors are given added attention and diversification introduced.