The call for the withdrawal of Jharkhand’s new “60-40” recruitment policy, being opposed everywhere in the State by student unions, shows no sign of abating. While ‘60-40 Nai Chalto’ campaigns continue on social media, their influence is also seen in protests ranging from the ‘Assembly gherao’ and the Chief Minister’s residence ‘gherao’, and in the calls for a Jharkhand bandh twice in the past two months.
On March 3, 2023, the Jharkhand Government reserved 60% of government jobs for aspirants from the State, leaving the remaining 40% open to all. Angry students allege that locals have been neglected by the new policy.
For the State government led by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, the issue has posed to be an escalating problem. For the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which opposed the recruitment policy in the previous Budget session too, it’s part of the political agenda.
