Tag: Expectation From Modi 3.0

Youth Wants Job Security & Leakage-Free Exams

‘Youth Wants Job Security & Leakage-Free Exams From Modi 3.0’

By LokMarg

Mahendra Vikram, a B. Tech from Kanpur, says Modi in his third term must focus on youths by enhancing job avenues in existing as well as unexplored domains. His views:

I believe among all the issues that the Indian youth are concerned about today, job security sits on the top. The situation is particularly grave in densely populated states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, The shrinking margin of victory for the Narendra Modi government must force the policy makers at the Centre to address this issue.

Besides generating more and more employment in the public sector, the government should also amplify its focus in various other areas of its influence too by creating incentive-based regulations for private players. These should not be focused to a particular region or a state but it should also be extended across the country. In more populous region, for example, the focus could be on labour-intensive skilled jobs.

To begin with, this government should start clearing the backlog vacancies that are in lakhs in almost all the state departments. The backlog is also a major factor of corruption – take for example the electricity sector. In my district itself, most of the power houses are short of engineers and a senior engineer is executing the responsibility of the Ex.En, AE, JE, etc. He is overloaded with work and so is his work which often leads to hushing up responsibilities for obvious gains. This not only affects the quality of work, but also creates scope for pilferage and corruption.

Examination paper leakage is another raging issue that needs to be strictly dealt with. The UP government has introduced the stringent UP Public Examinations Ordinance which includes severe provisions like life imprisonment and fines up to ₹1 crore for those found guilty of leaking examination papers. The Modi government should also work on these lines to check the nuisance which is not only ruining careers but is also costing the aspirants dearly.

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In addition, the government should also focus towards better transportation for students and aspirants who routinely face several hardships in reaching the exams centres. My advice is that the government should shun its plan of reducing sleeper bogies and, instead, add additional sleeper and general bogies in the trains at least during the time of examinations.

The government should also focus on opening more and more professional studies institutes like the recently started UP State Institute of Forensic Science in Lucknow. Similar institutes can be set up in the field of media, law, para-medics, performing arts, etc. The ongoing PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana could be further amplified by adding new professional skills into the scheme. At present, the focus of the scheme is to only produce a particular work force such as plumbing, masonry, electrician, carpenter work etc.

The Startup India initiative has been a successful initiative. However, the youth in the Tier 3 and Tier 4 townships are not getting the desired support and avenues. The initiate must penetrate deeper into the country and widen its reach. These are, as I can at present make out, are the aspirations and concerns of the youth who are eagerly waiting to see positive changes in the community and the country.

As told to Rajat Rai

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Going Will Be Tough for Modi 3.0

‘The Going Will Be Tough & Challenging for Modi 3.0’

By LokMarg

Yash Goyal, a third-year student of law at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, says he is worried about shrinking job opportunities in the country. His views:

I have fairly low expectations from Modi 3.0 as I believe that it will largely be business-as-usual for the Government. Based on the speeches I have heard and their manifesto, I feel that the Government will largely stick to its previous policies, which I disagree with.

As someone who will be joining the workforce in the coming few years, I am particularly concerned about employment aspects and the economic downturn in recent years. Despite studying at a premier law school that prides itself on, among other things, a stellar employment record, I see my seniors struggling to find jobs, with the unanimous response from employers being – the market is bad. My friends from other sectors have received similar responses generally. There is large-scale anxiety among young persons, especially those who do not have the resources to study abroad, regarding the economy.

This is not limited only to employment, as the wealth gap is slowly worsening as well. While the country reels from a heatwave, the ultra-rich are having pre-wedding celebrations in Italy. There is significant work that needs to be done to ensure that constructive employment is available to people in the rural areas and to the urban poor but the current government seems to not assign much priority to the same. I doubt that much can change without a major shift from its existing policies, but I still hope that some serious work is undertaken on that front.

Furthermore, as a young person who has their political opinions, I fear the shrinking space for dissent in this country. Ever since 2014, political minorities have been on the receiving end of violence, hatred and threats from the majority. This is especially evident in university spaces and the media. Furthermore, the rising hate against queer persons, is concerning.

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The instances of violence and open hostility in everything ranging from housing to employment to general social media discourse creates an environment of hostility for anyone who disagrees with the Government or its homogenising identity of Hindutva. I see no reason or signs that the present Government will deviate from this agenda considering the vast support the Hindu right-wing enjoys throughout the country.

However, I also feel that there is hope in Modi 3.0, except not from the Government itself. Given the split mandate which gave a significant boost to the Opposition and third parties at the cost of the BJP, I expect a return to form for the Parliament and its institutions. Over the past ten years, the Parliament had seen high productivity at the cost of low deliberations. Owing to the BJP numbers, the Lok Sabha had been reduced to a rubber stamp while the Opposition had failed to show its presence. Now, with a stronger presence in the Parliament, I hope that the Opposition is able to force debates on issues of importance and use Parliamentary safeguards to ensure that the Government is not able to get away with whatever it wants to push. With the proposed introductions of a Population Control Bill and a nation-wide Uniform Civil Code, the role of the Opposition becomes all the more important and I hope that they do a strong job in ensuring that Indian democracy remains representative and deliberative.

As told to Deepa Gupta

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