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Jharkhand Adivasi youth seek voice through exams
For 26-year-old Sarita Munda, the path to a government job in Jharkhand has been marked by years of preparation, cancelled exams, and allegations of irregularities. She is one of many Adivasi youth…
The Story in Brief
For 26-year-old Sarita Munda, the path to a government job in Jharkhand has been marked by years of preparation, cancelled exams, and allegations of irregularities. She is one of many Adivasi youth in Ranchi protesting for the 16th day in August 2026, demanding a credible recruitment process through the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Staff Selection Commission (JSSC).
The struggle reflects a wider reality: Scheduled Tribes make up about 26% of the state's population, and government employment is seen as the only escape from subsistence agriculture for rural and Adivasi families. For these aspirants, the exams represent more than a job, they are a chance to enter the formal system that governs their communities. Every delay or cancellation, students say, forces them back to the fields.
The Indian Opinion
The narrative risks painting the protest as purely an Adivasi-versus-state confrontation, but many non-tribal aspirants share the same frustration. The real fault lies in a recruitment system plagued by cancellations and opaque processes, not in any single community's demands. The question now is whether the government will introduce clear timelines and digital paper trails before the next round of JPSC exams, numbers that would silence the agitators and reassure every candidate.
Source: thehindu.com
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