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The cruel joke by Punjab govt
Long-term policymaking plays a pivotal role in the progress, development and prosperity of any nation. We very easily compare Pakistan with the US, Canada, Australia, the UK and many other European countries.
But while making this comparison we always put aside and forget the difference between the culture and requirements of the developed and developing nations.
The developed countries possess long - term policies for the government as well as for the people but here in our country the people at the helm do not even know what policies there are. How can we expect that our country will make progress in the absence of policies? This inconvenience has always taken its toll on a common man.
Unfortunately, today we are also passing through that stage where the government on the one hand promises something good for the nation but on the other clearly dodges.
This issue is worsening day by day. As per its so - called promises with the graduates and postgraduates of this country of providing jobs, the Punjab government at district level is announcing posts for educators in the education department and school health and nutrition supervisors for the health department in newspapers on almost a daily basis.
But as interview dates arrive, the provincial secretariat, on behalf of the government, simply issues a letter to the department concerned for cancellation or postponement of the written test or interview.
The advertisement again appears and the candidates again apply but the secretariat only takes a few minutes in issuing the cancellation letter.
The people deposit thousands of rupees in the government treasury in the name of so - called application processing charges.
Although posts of schools health and nutrition supervisors need not deposit any processing fee, rather the application is submitted on a plane paper but it wastes precious time in application submission and also hurts the self - respect of a person.
These posts are being cancelled again and again in different districts which include once in Chakwal, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala, Kasur, Pakpattan and twice in Nankana Sahib.
In order to apply for the posts of educators one must deposit Rs100 for each application. Hundreds of thousands of candidates apply for the jobs depositing millions of rupees in the government treasury.
Recently in Chakwal district more than 20,000 applications were received by the office of the executive district officer (education) which makes more than Rs2 million but the posts are simply cancelled.
Where did that huge amount in terms of processing charges go? This question still needs to be answered.
The government holds no right to play with the sentiments of the youngsters by committing such follies.
Many other districts have also cancelled the posts of educators.
The Punjab chief minister, chief justices of both the Punjab High Court and the Supreme Court of Pakistan to take immediate and personal notice of the issue and ensure that the amount so collected be refunded as the government is using unfair means to collect the revenue.
DAWN:
Long-term policymaking plays a pivotal role in the progress, development and prosperity of any nation. We very easily compare Pakistan with the US, Canada, Australia, the UK and many other European countries.
But while making this comparison we always put aside and forget the difference between the culture and requirements of the developed and developing nations.
The developed countries possess long - term policies for the government as well as for the people but here in our country the people at the helm do not even know what policies there are. How can we expect that our country will make progress in the absence of policies? This inconvenience has always taken its toll on a common man.
Unfortunately, today we are also passing through that stage where the government on the one hand promises something good for the nation but on the other clearly dodges.
This issue is worsening day by day. As per its so - called promises with the graduates and postgraduates of this country of providing jobs, the Punjab government at district level is announcing posts for educators in the education department and school health and nutrition supervisors for the health department in newspapers on almost a daily basis.
But as interview dates arrive, the provincial secretariat, on behalf of the government, simply issues a letter to the department concerned for cancellation or postponement of the written test or interview.
The advertisement again appears and the candidates again apply but the secretariat only takes a few minutes in issuing the cancellation letter.
The people deposit thousands of rupees in the government treasury in the name of so - called application processing charges.
Although posts of schools health and nutrition supervisors need not deposit any processing fee, rather the application is submitted on a plane paper but it wastes precious time in application submission and also hurts the self - respect of a person.
These posts are being cancelled again and again in different districts which include once in Chakwal, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala, Kasur, Pakpattan and twice in Nankana Sahib.
In order to apply for the posts of educators one must deposit Rs100 for each application. Hundreds of thousands of candidates apply for the jobs depositing millions of rupees in the government treasury.
Recently in Chakwal district more than 20,000 applications were received by the office of the executive district officer (education) which makes more than Rs2 million but the posts are simply cancelled.
Where did that huge amount in terms of processing charges go? This question still needs to be answered.
The government holds no right to play with the sentiments of the youngsters by committing such follies.
Many other districts have also cancelled the posts of educators.
The Punjab chief minister, chief justices of both the Punjab High Court and the Supreme Court of Pakistan to take immediate and personal notice of the issue and ensure that the amount so collected be refunded as the government is using unfair means to collect the revenue.
DAWN:
