Protect our educated youths.

Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac in a statement said that the apprehensions being aired over the unification of retirement date for government employees were baseless.
I could not agree with him. Whatever be the minister’s claim there would be losses of increments and promotions to some sections of the employees. The pertinent point is Minister’s proposal of unification of retirement age to March 31 is a weird suggestion harming the prospects of the educated unemployed youths. The youths are being lost their opportunity for entry into service because of non-retirement in Government departments. It is a recurring complaint from the KPSC that many of the department vacancies are not reported in time by the Department heads and this approach will continue even after the fresh order from the Government for immediate report of vacancies.

Yet again extending service and all benefits at a higher rate to the existing senior employees will bring large financial burden to the State in the long run. A marginal gain of Rs 1000 crore in the current financial year by withholding pension payment of the employees would bring huge debt in years to come. . This would shake the financial stability of the State.

The youth organizations which are bound to oppose the unwarranted move of the Finance Minister are busy with other ridiculous matters such as shielding Mammootty in his shooting location elsewhere. It is now the duty of the media to put on focus that the youths get their due share in employment and in most cases it is only media that comes as a universal remedy for the affected.

For me it appears as a wonder that none in Kerala Cabinet care the educated youths. If pension payment is a colossal problem for the Government, then why can’t it issue ‘shoot at sight order’ on pensioners. Many of the decisions of the Finance Minster are bizarre and not in the true spirit of the progress of the State. My request is the Kerala government should collect opinions from wide cross-sections of the people in the State before implementing bizarre decisions of self proclaimed intellects.

K A Solaman