Thousands of youth are in a dilemma over the much-publicised Rajiv Yuva Kiranalu (RYK) job scheme, which has failed to provide placements in the private sector. These young people were under the impression that RYK would provide them jobs in the government sector.
Several of them are spending hours at the internet cafes and enrolling their names for RYK in the hope that they would end up with a government job. Officials, however, said RYK provides jobs in private sectors such as construction, hotel management, data entry operator (computer) and textile (weaving) industry, to those who have completed their Class X.
As per RYK chart, 4,776 candidates had approached for employment through RYK in December, but the authorities had given placements to 5,275 youths. “How could it be possible that there were more job placements than those actually applied for? This RYK is a farce,” a TRS leader said.
Sources said the youth are at their wit’s end though the government has promised to dole out one lakh jobs under RYK.
“The government is fooling us with a false notion that it is providing us a government job which is not the case,” A Rajkumar of Neerukulla village of Atmakur mandal said. He wanted clarity on RYK placements.
The rural poor and unemployed youth are the worst-hit. Though several of them are enrolling for RYK, they have no clue as to what jobs are on the offer for them. “The government officials are not clarifying. That Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has cancelled his tour to unveil RYK in Hyderabad tantamount to the worries of candidates”, Venkateshwar Rao of Hasanparthy said.
-TOI