Don’t ignore unemployed youths

The proposal by Kerala State Government to hike retirement age of government employees by one year is appalling, particularly because of thousands of young educated youths are searching desperately for job. The much advertised, government sponsored lottery vending job is not an alternative for of the mounting need for job among youths. The media should identify don’t -care attitude of the State Government towards jobless thousands in the state. The ruling political parties are only concerned with withholding the pension benefits of the staff for one year and they turned a deaf year to the rising demand from unemployed youths.

As the future of the State mainly depends on the hands of youths it is unfortunate that the government conveniently ignore the grim situation of joblessness. I request the government to give their dues to youngsters and save them from utter despair. Regarding retirement age the government should seek a humanitarian approach by not rising the retirement age.

K A Solaman