Our Correspondent
Kohima | July 2
Nagaland’s Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio today said that “We are living in a world of very fierce competition wherein even post graduates are applying for grade IV jobs.”
Recalling his presence during the 65th Batch Police Recruit Constables passing out parade on February 19 this year at NAPTC Complex, Chümoukedima, the Chief Minister informed that 402 candidates applied but only 390 qualified.
These included four Post Graduates, 33 Graduates, 50 Class XII passed, 114 matriculates, 189 under matriculates.
“The educational requirement for constable post is Class VIII pass. This is the level of competition in our State,” Rio said, while unveiling the plaque of the new campus site of Mountain View Christian College at Nerhe Phezha under Chiephobozou sub division of Kohima district.
Another example of fierce competition is the NPSC Preliminary examination 2018 for NCS, NPS, NSS & Allied Services Examination wherein 11,160 candidates appeared the said exam for just 62 posts.
This is equivalent to 180 persons applying per post.
In this, Rio urged the students to work extra hard in their studies, remain focused and maintain consistency in order to achieve success.
Along with qualification, you also need skills to survive in the present-day world, Rio said.
Saturation of government jobs
Rio said that job avenues in the government sector have reached a saturation point whereas the private sector remains largely untapped.
Most of our jobs in the private sector, both big and small, are being taken up by outsiders, whereas we only want government jobs, Rio said, adding that the large number of government employment causes a great strain on the State exchequer while paying salaries and pensions thereby leaving little resources for developmental activities.
In order to jump-start our economy, we need to create jobs in the private sector and skill up professionally, he said.
Stating that there are around 70,000 educated unemployed in Nagaland State, he said that the number of migrants doing various kinds of jobs in our State is also believed to be around this number.
Therefore, we need to take up all kinds of jobs, big or small, he said.
Stating that Nagaland State is a consumer economy, Rio stressed on the need to make a ‘paradigm shift’ to evolve into a producing economy “if we are to progress rapidly and be at par with other developed states.”
High literacy rate
Stating that Nagaland has a literacy rate of 79.55 percent—more than the national literacy rate of 74.04 percent as per the 2011 census—the Nagaland Chief Minister said, “But as the number of educated people with formal degrees increases year after year, the competition is increasing day by day.”
Rio expressed happiness that Naga youngsters are doing well in the private sectors such as BPOs, hospitality and retail sectors and further stressed on the need to focus on technical and professional courses that are skill and job oriented.
