Post-grads amongst 35K candidates for one-year job to cut grass and catch snakes in Bengal

By Express News Service

KOLKATA: Mohammad Akher (establish modified on request) dreamt of instructing school college students in a university after clearing the SSC examination 5 years up to now. But fortune had one factor else in retailer for him. Now, in its place of a chalk in hand, he is hoping to carry a pair of shears. Akher is one amongst larger than 35,000 candidates who’ve queued up for a one-year contractual authorities job to cut grass and catch snakes.

Reflecting the sorry state of job alternate options in Bengal, the candidates, many with bigger educational {{qualifications}}, have crammed up the form for the short-term submit of 445 Bana Sahayak throughout the forest division. Though the forest division talked about Class VIII go as a result of the eligibility, 1000’s of graduate and postgraduate candidates utilized for the job which presents Rs 10,000 month-to-month. Many of the candidates handed the SSC examination nonetheless are however to acquire appointment letters as school lecturers.

Youths for the short-term job will in all probability be recruited in Nadia, Murshidabad, Malda, North and South Dinajpur, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar districts.

“Examinations for government jobs have come a halt. In many cases, getting a job without having political connections is not possible. Besides, even after clearing exams, receiving the appointment letter takes many years. I have no option left other than applying for this one-year contractual job with monthly remuneration of Rs 10,000,” said Akher, a postgraduate.

In the federal authorities notification, it has been clearly talked about: “The post is purely temporary and contractual. The incumbent will not have any claim to any service benefits provided to permanent employees of the government of West Bengal. The engagement shall be for one year initially. The incumbent may continue to be engaged on an annual basis on the recommendation of the Head of the Office where engaged.”   

Officials of the forest division have been shocked whereas going by the features. Admitting the candidates’ spectacular {{qualifications}}, Vikash Vijay, divisional forest officer of Jalpaiguri, said, “We found many achieved first-class in graduation and post-graduation. Around 30,000 applications were received till May 29 for vacancies of 150 posts.”    

Echoing Akher, one different applicant said the state has witnessed large-scale malpractices in recruitment in colleges whereby many ruling social gathering heavyweights, along with former education minister Partha Chatterjee, have been arrested. “The Calcutta High Court recently terminated the jobs of 36,000 school teachers in connection with the scam. There are no job opportunities in the state and that is why I applied for the job of Bana Sahayak even though I have much higher and better qualifications,” said the postgraduate applicant.

KOLKATA: Mohammad Akher (establish modified on request) dreamt of instructing school college students in a university after clearing the SSC examination 5 years up to now. But fortune had one factor else in retailer for him. Now, in its place of a chalk in hand, he is hoping to carry a pair of shears. Akher is one amongst larger than 35,000 candidates who’ve queued up for a one-year contractual authorities job to cut grass and catch snakes.

Reflecting the sorry state of job alternate options in Bengal, the candidates, many with bigger educational {{qualifications}}, have crammed up the form for the short-term submit of 445 Bana Sahayak throughout the forest division. Though the forest division talked about Class VIII go as a result of the eligibility, 1000’s of graduate and postgraduate candidates utilized for the job which presents Rs 10,000 month-to-month. Many of the candidates handed the SSC examination nonetheless are however to acquire appointment letters as school lecturers.

Youths for the short-term job will in all probability be recruited in Nadia, Murshidabad, Malda, North and South Dinajpur, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar districts.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

“Examinations for government jobs have come a halt. In many cases, getting a job without having political connections is not possible. Besides, even after clearing exams, receiving the appointment letter takes many years. I have no option left other than applying for this one-year contractual job with monthly remuneration of Rs 10,000,” said Akher, a postgraduate.

In the federal authorities notification, it has been clearly talked about: “The post is purely temporary and contractual. The incumbent will not have any claim to any service benefits provided to permanent employees of the government of West Bengal. The engagement shall be for one year initially. The incumbent may continue to be engaged on an annual basis on the recommendation of the Head of the Office where engaged.”   

Officials of the forest division have been shocked whereas going by the features. Admitting the candidates’ spectacular {{qualifications}}, Vikash Vijay, divisional forest officer of Jalpaiguri, said, “We found many achieved first-class in graduation and post-graduation. Around 30,000 applications were received till May 29 for vacancies of 150 posts.”    

Echoing Akher, one different applicant said the state has witnessed large-scale malpractices in recruitment in colleges whereby many ruling social gathering heavyweights, along with former education minister Partha Chatterjee, have been arrested. “The Calcutta High Court recently terminated the jobs of 36,000 school teachers in connection with the scam. There are no job opportunities in the state and that is why I applied for the job of Bana Sahayak even though I have much higher and better qualifications,” said the postgraduate applicant.