NC Promised 1 Lakh Jobs, Created Just 899, Says Sajad Lone
NC Promised 1 Lakh Jobs, Created Just 899, Says Sajad Lone
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference president and Handwara MLA Sajad Lone on Monday accused the National Conference-led government of failing to deliver on its election promises related to employment, citing government data presented in the Legislative Assembly.
Lone said the figures revealed a wide gap between the commitments made in the NC manifesto and the number of jobs created since the government came to power.
Referring to the NC’s promise of creating one lakh jobs, Lone said only 899 jobs had been created so far, according to the data available with the government.
“The NC manifesto is a litany of lies,” Lone said after the Assembly was adjourned, asserting that his criticism was based on figures provided in official records.
He said that at the current pace of job creation, it would take 222.46 years to reach the target of one lakh jobs.
Lone also targeted the government’s record on filling vacant posts. He said the NC manifesto had promised to fill all vacant government posts within 180 days of assuming office.
According to the figures cited by him, only 7,580 vacancies had been filled over the past two years, while 40,672 posts remained vacant.
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The unfilled vacancies include 24,427 non-gazetted posts, 3,318 gazetted posts and 12,927 multi-tasking staff positions, Lone said.
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“At this pace it will take more than a decade to fill up these 40,672 posts,” he said.
Lone also questioned the government’s handling of application fees for government recruitment. He said the NC had promised to waive such fees to reduce the financial burden on job aspirants.
He recalled that he had raised the issue through an Assembly question a year ago and alleged that the government’s response showed that crores of rupees had been collected as application fees.
The Peoples Conference chief said the figures raised questions over the implementation of the government’s employment commitments and the gap between electoral promises and their execution.