New Delhi: Over 6,000 post graduates, around 40,000 graduates and 1.2 lakh candidates who have studied up to class 12 have applied for the position of sweeper in Haryana.>
The contractual job profile for the position is to clean offices of government departments, boards, corporations and civic bodies, reported The Times of India.>
Among them are Manish Kumar, a postgraduate with a diploma in business studies, and his wife Roopa, a qualified teacher.>
“Even in private schools or companies, we barely get Rs 10,000 a month. Here, there’s a glimmer of hope for regular employment for future. Plus, sweeping isn’t a full-day job, so we ca pursue other work during the day,” Kumar told The Times of India.>
Many among the applicants have applied for the position of sweeper after being unsuccessful in getting selected for other government jobs.>
The high qualifications of the applicants reflect the massive demand for employment, specifically in the government sector and corresponding lack of jobs.>
The Congress in poll-bound Haryana has attacked the ruling BJP over the development, accusing the saffron party of failing to address the unemployment situation in the state, reported The Times of India.>