Kerala is currently in the midst of a wave of protests by those included in the PSC rank list. Backdoor appointments and permanency to contract posts are in full swing. This is nothing new. This is the dirt that the LDF and the UDF constantly perpetuate. It will be widespread just before the end of the term . It involves party influence, personal influence and ruling party's fund raising etc. This is one of the many pitfalls of democracy. It needs to end forever.
The youth of Kerala should become a force to be reckoned with to include this issue in the manifesto. There is a need for a campaign for that now.
Now ,the Kerala Public Service Commission prepares the rank list slowly and it is time consuming. Departments and institutions report vacancies even slower. Two things can be put forward to solve this.
1. The Kerala Public Service Commission should be entrusted with the work of selecting candidates for the posts which need written test and interview.Government should start Kerala Staff Selection Commission with modern facilities for recruitment in all other posts for which Government pays. Arrangements should be made to make the appointment within three months if the vacancy is reported. There should be a law to be passed by the Assembly in this regard. Provisions should be there to take action on those responsible for delay in appointments.
2. The term of temporary appointments should be fixed at 6 months. The legislature must also pass a law deciding that .No one who takes on a temporary appointment for any reason will be made permanent. The personal staff of the people's representatives, including the ministers, should also be appointed only through the Staff Selection Commission.
Beyond politics, young people need to be able to make the tough decision to vote only for those who accept these terms and include them in the manifesto. I wish that there would be a forum be formed from the agitation ground in front of the Secretariat.
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