Need to Give Priority to Candidates from Tamil Nadu for Recruitment in Offices of Government of India and Central Public Sector Undertakings by Conducting Examination in Tamil Language

 Dated: 07-02-23 

Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian (Chennai South): In a country like ours, adequate opportunities for people from all regions can only ensure better service delivery besides regional representation in government jobs. Citizen-centric administration, the sine qua non of good governance, requires a free interface with the public and only people familiar with the local language and culture fulfil it. Tamil Nadu has comparatively more human resources with higher knowledge and skills that largely go unutilized. The Annual Report of Staff Selection Commission for 2021-22 clearly indicates that qualified candidates from Tamil Nadu are just 4.5% of total number of candidates selected. Similarly, in examinations conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board during the previous year in the Southern Region, most of the candidates selected didn’t belong to Tamil Nadu.