Asom Is Unemployment Free !
Asom Is Unemployment Free !
Asom Is Unemployment Free !
-Shubhadeep Paul-
(Translation of ‘Axomot Nibonua Naai’ by Hridayananda Mahanta. The orginal
writing is in Assamese and adopted from the author’s book ‘Addar Xonali Xapon’)
Recently Bijoy Krishna Handique, the central minister from our state
has announced that within 38 months the gas cracker project with be
starting with preliminary operations. Three years and two months!
May be appointments will be carried out six months beforehand. But
do our Asom have enough qualified people (for a big industry
qualified technicians is the utmost requirement) to fulfil cent percent
requirements of the project? Its certain that there will be protests and
discussions but lastly we will have to be satisfied with some third and
fourth grade jobs, like most other organizations in Asom! In todays’
life we must be capable to be competitive. For the post a train driver
one would appoint only those person who are suitable for the post and
there will be competition only between five such person who are more
or less capable for it. Only because the train will travel from
‘Lepetkata Station’, a person not capable of driving a train will not get
the job of a driver. Hence the unemployed youths of today must try to
search for the job oppurtunaties that will come forward after two and
a half years and prepare themselves to be fully capable for getting the
job. I too have no preparations, no knowledge, no experience but I
need jobs- else Asom bandh! In this situation, the probability of
neighbouring states snatching such job oppurtunaties is never weak.
Only such educated youths who are sharply aimed at their decision
could bring success. Reversely saying, even bandhs for all the three
hundred and sixty five days of a year if made to happen could not end
the problem of unemployment and shortages.
A few who don’t study, don’t follow discipline, don’t work hard but
run holding the back of easy-money could never show their ability and
keep on creating the feeling of ‘Asom is unemployment-free.’ And this
very feeling is providing an invitation for outsiders here.
If I do not know to ride the new bike which I bought, it is certain that
my neighbour will ask for it and I could not deny him. This law is also
applicable for every job appointment!