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481 SC/ST candidates receive appointment orders as lecturer

Special Correspondent

Some of them get the orders from Chief Minister Karunanidhi

— Photo: DIPR

Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi presenting an appointment order to a lecturer at the Senate Hall, University of Madras, on Tuesday.

CHENNAI: “We have been waiting for over 10 years for this moment,” said B. Vatsala, who received her appointment order as a government college lecturer from Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi here on Tuesday. “We will remember this,” she said, and folded her hands in gratitude.

As many as 481 candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes received similar appointment orders from Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy and Higher Education Secretary S. Ganesan at the University of Madras Senate Hall. Many had travelled long distances to reach in time to receive the order; and they did not seem to mind. Many parents, too, travelled to Chennai to see their children get the order.

Mr. Ponmudy explained that the backlog of vacancies of SC/ST lecturers had not been filled for over a decade. In addition to this, the earlier government banned recruitment, which led to more delays for all job seekers, especially those from the oppressed classes.

Mr. Ponmudy said that the recruitment was done in a transparent manner. Qualifications, such as a Ph. D carried weightage, which were publicised ahead, and marks were also awarded on the basis of experience.

The whole process of marking was transparent and anyone could calculate his/her marks.

After presenting appointment orders to a select few, Mr. Karunanidhi said that the government was committed to filling the backlog of vacancies of SC/STs and backward classes.

In the distant past, only about three persons from the oppressed classes from among a hundred had the benefit of education. Now, as many as 97 out of 100 had access to education.

They should utilise the opportunity available now, work hard and occupy high positions in academia and other frontier fields of knowledge.

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