The history of the Republic of India began on January 26, 1950. The new Constitution of 1950 made India a secular and a democratic country. Beginning in 1991, neoliberal economic reforms have transformed India into the third largest and one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, though corruption remains a pervasive problem.
Today, India is a major world power with a prominent voice in global affairs and is seeking a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council. Many economists, military analysts and think tanks expect India to become a superpower in the near future.
However, the Government, the godfather of Indian Constitution and democracy, has been very apathetic towards approximately 36.8 lakh
Government employees. The authorities claim to be providing many facilities such as housing, leave travel concession, medical, education allowance, holiday homes, and many others. But the matter of fact is while coming to the execution part of various schemes, it takes long time and sometimes even the facilities are not implemented.
The Pay Commission is set for wage revision of its employees every 10 years. However, it took nearly two years for declaring allowances; which is against its mandate.
The Cabinet approved the recommendation that there will be an increase in the salary of Government employees by 23.55 per cent while also raising the entry level pay to Rs 18,000 per month from the current Rs 7,000. However, the implementation part is too sluggish.
If we delve deep into the career counseling and youth mind mapping, we would come to know about the fact that the young and energetic blood of our country are least concerned about Government sector jobs as they get fat salary and far more facilities in the non Government sectors.
The work “contractual” acts as a curse for the workforce in many more sectors, especially in education sector as the teachers spend most of their productive years of their life working in less salary which is quiet disappointing. The same also prevails in the Railways also.
The employee welfare schemes act as a morale booster. When the employees get an appreciation for what they do, it helps in increasing the work efficiency. So, it is essential to ensure employees’ welfare.