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PANAJI
While the State is grappling with unemployment issue, around 200 candidates who applied for jobs in the Health Department were in for a rude shock when the government decided to abruptly call off the written exams.
It may be recalled that around 200 candidates had submitted their applications for various posts at the Health Department and were called for written examination. To their misfortune, the government abruptly called off the written exam without assigning any reason leaving candidates in the lurch.
This comes against the backdrop of various posts being reportedly filled at GMC hospital Bambolim by openly flouting recruitment procedures and norms.
A couple of candidates speaking to The Goan disclosed that there is no requirement of interviews to fill these post, but interviews are still being held.
“Skill department has been appointed to rank interviews and 15 marks have been allocated. On the pretext of this skill test, candidates of their choices are given marks and appointed”, said one candidate while seeking immediate intervention of Chief Secretary Dharmendra Sharma.
It may be noted that the Government had taken a policy decision to take only written examination for the posts of ‘C’ and ‘D’ category in government administration and the order in this regard was issued on January 8, 2016.
The government has come in for sharp criticism with candidates slamming the administration for being insensitive to the state of affairs of the youth in the State and making a joke of the jobless in the name of recruitment.
With thousands of people losing their jobs on account of mining shutdown, a sense of anxiety and urgency for jobs has gripped the State, even as the government continues to put the entire recruitment process on hold.
All hopes are now pinned on Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s return after his treatment in New York since the Cabinet Advisory Committee is not empowered to take a decision on government recruitment.
