The decision of the Kerala UDF Ministry to withdraw the Thuglakkian model retirement unification scheme by the erstwhile LDF Ministry, is in the right direction. Pension unification was one of the worst decisions of the previous ministry by which the Finance Minister had performed some dubious deals to hold back the State’s development. It is unwise and undesirable to permit 55 plus men to serve in the government departments when many young well educated people are wandering pillar to post to get a job. There are many occupations, for those old men now working in government services because of unification, to perform including work guarantee schemes if they desire. They can also seek a fortune in politics where eighty plus men are earning adequately. The money spent as salary to those after fifty five should be taken back with retrospective effect.
“Flood after me” was the thought of former Finance Minister Thomas Isaac and that was why he made empty the State coffers. When K M Mani, the present Finance Minister examined the Government cellar there is only empty beer bottles, fish skeleton and dead rats!
K A Solaman
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