There is a craze among the youth in Maharashtra-that of being civil servants. This is growing with time. The only problem is that the number of jobs in the govt & the public sector are shrinking. So, we have a growing number of aspirants vying for a shrinking number of jobs +
via the UPSC and MPSC exams. I am not going into the motives of some of these candidates-is if the genuine desire for public service, or…?
In cities like #Pune, the number of students preparing for the civil services exams is huge. An entire economy has come up around them. This includes people who give their houses on rent, those who run a coaching class, mess or restaurants, study rooms (abhyasikas) etc.
Many of these job aspirants continue to try their luck till they run out of attempts. If they sail through, good. Else, they face a situation where they are unable to do anything else, or find other opportunities. The govt’s share in employment is shrinking.
Someone needs to talk sense and call this out. Else, a time will come when we will have a huge number of youngsters who have failed to sail through in these competitive exams, and have nothing else to do. But, will someone bell the cat?
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