CPM opposes HP Govt’s temporary recruitment policy, warns of protest
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Shimla, July 5 (UNI) Communist Party of India (Marxist) has strongly opposed the Himachal Pradesh government’s recruitment policies, alleging that the increasing reliance on temporary employment is undermining job security and worsening unemployment in the state.
In a statement issued on Sunday, CPM Himachal Pradesh State Secretary Sanjay Chauhan demanded that the government stop recruitment through part-time, casual, outsourced, contractual, job trainee and multi-task worker arrangements. Instead, he urged the government to fill vacancies in all departments through regular appointments.
Chauhan alleged that the government is replacing permanent jobs with temporary positions offering low fixed salaries and no guarantee of long-term employment. He said the policy would particularly affect educated youth, pushing them into uncertainty and increasing unemployment across the state.
The CPM leader said that while temporary recruitment was earlier confined to Group C and Group D posts, the government has now extended the policy to Group A and Group B services. He cited the recent recruitment of 162 doctors and the proposed appointment of 335 assistant professors under the Job Trainee Policy as examples.
According to the party, doctors appointed under the scheme will receive a fixed monthly salary of ₹34,000, while assistant professors will be paid ₹35,000.
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Chauhan claimed that appointments under the Job Trainee Policy are valid only for two years, after which candidates would have to compete again through examinations and interviews for regular posts created by the government, with no assurance of continued employment.
The CPM also accused both the Centre and the state government of pursuing neoliberal policies that promote the privatisation of education, healthcare, transport, electricity and drinking water services. The party claimed that such policies would increase the financial burden on the public, reduce employment opportunities and make essential services more expensive.
The CPM demanded immediate withdrawal of these policies and warned that it would launch a statewide agitation if the government failed to reverse its decisions.
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