Expressing concern that the very existence of Public Service Commissions (PSC) are at risk at a time when the Union government is doing away with new recruitments and appointments, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said Kerala has put forward an alternative set of policies, making record recruitments even during the COVID-19 pandemic. He was speaking after inaugurating the closing ceremony of the 26th National Conference of PSC Chairpersons here on Saturday.
"There is an apprehension that there arises a threat to the very existence of PSCs as there is an increasing tendency to refrain from new recruitments. As the policy of liberalisation gets accelerated, the concept of lockouts and massive retrenchment has become the order of the day. People have started questioning the point in maintaining a colossal organisation for recruitments if the government is to do away with new recruitments. During the first wave of COVID-19, as per an Oxfam study, 1.7 lakh people lost their job every hour in the country. In such situations, responsible democratic governments should come to the rescue of employees. It is rather unfortunate that it did not happen in India on expected levels," he said.
Mr. Vijayan said that in contrast to the happenings at the national level, advice memos for appointments were given to 1.8 lakh youths between 2016 and 2022. Despite restrictions relating to the pandemic, 28,837 appointments were made in the sector of essential services alone, a record of sorts.
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