ERC demands to fill-up vacant posts
Ferozepur, August 30, 2012: The Education Reforms Committee (ERC), which is known for its fearless opinion on education and social issues, has demanded from the Punjab Government to fill-up all the vacant posts in all the departments especially...
Ferozepur, August 30, 2012: The Education Reforms Committee (ERC), which is known for its fearless opinion on education and social issues, has demanded from the Punjab Government to fill-up all the vacant posts in all the departments especially the agriculture, to take care the interests of farmers.
Speaking to media, Hans Raj, Spokesperson of Education Reforms Committee, Punjab said, “Punjab Government is continuously making a public proclamation about the free electricity supply and other agriculture inputs and subsidies and centre government is being accused for the state of affairs of farmers in Punjab but how much the state government is serious about improving their conditions, can be well imagined from the fact that to look after the 27.80 lakh thousands acres area under cultivation in Punjab, There are number of posts lying vacant in soil-conversation, agriculture and horticulture departments”.
He further said that so far none of the government has bothered about the filling up of vacant posts in these departments. A draught relief of Rs.5113 crores has been demanded from the central government but to give a practical shape to the various suggestions, for sowing wheat and paddy, there are no employees. In the absence of technical staff in the three departments, the farmers cannot be given the expert advice and motivated for diversification of crops, which could help to solve farmer's related problems.
As per the information, in the three important departments concerning farmers’ welfare - soil-conversation, agriculture and horticulture - 1123 posts are lying vacant against the total sanctioned 1934 posts. In soil-conversation department 159 posts, in agriculture 866 and in
horticulture 98 posts are vacant.
"One can well understand the uncertain weather conditions and draught like situation but keeping the posts vacant in three important department, is not digestible and beyond farmer’s understanding. The condition of farmer is deteriorating day by day but centre and state governments are in the race of making numbers for giving financial assistance in the draught like situation in Punjab", said ERC members.
The Education Reforms Committee demands from the Punjab Government to take up the matter with the central government for the interests of farmers in Punjab and should not shirk its own duties because the filling up the posts in the departments especially Agriculture for
taking care of the farmers, is the responsibility of the state government because the agriculture department is the back-bone of Punjab and the posts in this department should be filled-up on priority.
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