State lowest in Central jobs representation

Despite high literacy rate, North Eastern Region has not translated into jobs in the region while Nagaland and Mizoram are placed lowest among other northeastern states in representation in central government jobs
This was disclosed by chairman of Staff Selection Commission (SSC), A Bhattacharyya, at the awareness campaign on employment opportunities through Staff Selection Commission (SSC) held on January 21 at Kohima College Auditorium, Kohima. The programme was organised by the SSC in association with the department of Personnel and Training, Government of India.
A Bhattacharyya said NE region representation in Central government jobs is lowest in the country among which Nagaland and Mizoram stands in the bottom. He exhorted the students to avail the job opportunities through the SSC and also urged them to be sincere in their studies. He also gave a briefing on how to crack competitive examinations.
Deputy Commissioner, Kohima, W Honje Konyak, who delivered the welcome address, said that such an awareness campaign on employment opportunities was the first of its kind and expressed gratitude to the visiting dignitaries for organizing the programme to make the young people aware. Stating that Nagas have less representation in the Central government jobs, he hoped that making the students aware would be the beginning of a new horizon. The DC harped on the need for follow-up actions and appealed to the students from various colleges and schools to be sincere and avail the opportunities through the awareness imparted to them.
Regional Director (NER) SSC, Guwahati, Debolina Thakur gave a briefing on the purpose of the programme where she gave an overview on Staff Selection Commission and the examinations conducted by the SSC throughout the year. She said the first step to success is to be aware about the employment opportunities and appear for the examinations.
Advisor NEC, Shillong, Devajit Khound, in his speech, said that the literacy rate in the North Eastern Region is very high but it has not translated into jobs in the region. He said students have to take advantage of the high literacy rate and excel in the job market.
He cited some problems faced by the people of the North Eastern Region like high school level dropouts, deficit in maths and science, deficit in teacher’s training and large scale migration to other parts of the country for higher education due to lack of proper infrastructure in the region. He said the North East Region needs good progress in Information Technology and also appraised the gathering on the coaching facilities provided by the NEC for competitive examinations. He hoped that there would be more representation of Naga youth in the mainstream and called upon the students to be aware. Power point presentations were also given by the officials followed by interactive sessions.