Govt job hiring in FY21 drops to lowest level in three years https://www.livemint.com/news/india/govt-job-hiring-in-fy21-drops-to-lowest-level-in-three-years-11621966062774.html
26 May 2021,
“Government hiring is going down year after year and this trend will continue beca
use departments at the Union government level and even in states are reducing permanent positions and increasingly going for contract employment. Multi-tasking contract workers, as the government calls them, are being hired instead of permanent employees," said Prem Chand, general secretary, Indian Public Service Employees Federation (IPSEF). “There are two reasons why the government is doing so – one, they want to reduce employee costs and two, contract workers won’t be able to speak up against the system. At any ministry, you can easily spot contract workers deployed for secretarial support services. Even a portion of the secretary and additional secretary support staff are now going to contract workers. They are hired through private contractors and that’s the reason permanent workers’ hiring is falling regularly," Chand of IPSEF explained.