HYDERABAD: Industries, IT and municipal minister KT Rama Rao on Sunday urged Union minister of state Jitendra Singh to permit candidates taking competitive exams, conducted by the government, to write in regional languages also.
In a letter to science and technology minister Jitendra Singh, KTR stated that every year many candidates from different states appear for competitive exams for recruitment in central services, departments and undertakings through Union Public Service Commission and other recruitment agencies.
“These competitive exams are held in only English and Hindi, which is a serious disadvantage to students who did not study in English medium or not from Hindi-speaking states,” he said.
“Telangana CM Sri K Chandrasekhar Rao wrote a letter to PM @NarendraModi ji requesting to permit candidates taking all competitive exams of central government to write in regional languages also. I am aware of the fact that the Union cabinet approved the proposal to set up National Recruitment Agency which has decided to facilitate a common eligibility test (NRA-CET) to replace multiple examinations for recruitment to central government jobs and conduct these examinations in 12 Indian languages. I wholeheartedly appreciate and welcome the move,” KTR stated.
However, it’s very unfortunate to note that these changes were not being implemented properly. This comes as a rude shock to applicants belonging to regional languages, who are forced to lose great opportunities, he said.
“Keeping this in view, I humbly request you to look into this issue and permit candidates taking all competitive exams of government, its departments and undertakings held through UPSC, RRB, PSBs, RBI, SSC, etc. to write in regional languages also. Until a proper implementation policy is decided on these regional languages issue, I request you to withhold the recruitment process for notifications already announced and refrain from issuing new job notifications,” KTR urged in his letter.
