Unemployment Highest Amongst Sikhs In India Compared To Other Religions

[lsingh]

Many Sikhs outside of the Punjab state that they are discriminated against by non Sikhs. Many have resorted to cutting their Kesh and talking only in Hindi to get jobs.

Chandigarh: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today claimed that the refusal to issue licences to Punjabi youths, who have passed matriculation with Punjabi as one of the main subjects, for recruitment of conductors in the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) was an well-planned attack on Punjabi language and culture.

The party said one of the key reasons for the Sikhs being the most unemployed religious group in urban areas was disregard for the Punjabi language in official circles.

A survey by the NSSO says that the unemployment rate among the Sikhs has gone up from 4.6 per cent in 2004-05 to 6.1 per cent in 2009-10.

Party spokesman Balwant Singh Ramoowalia said it was disturbing that the Punjabi language was not being accorded due recognition in the state capital, Chandigarh.

He said the Chandigarh Administration was to recruit 246 conductors in the CTU and the aspirants were to apply for the job by August 26. They were required to have a conductors licence.

However, the department concerned maintained that those who had passed the matric exam with Punjabi, not Hindi, as the main subject were not eligible for the licence, Ramoowalia said. He alleged this decision had been taken by the authorities concerned to deny jobs to unemployed youths who had preferred Punjabi to Hindi in the matric exam.

Ramoowalia said all Punjabis, irrespective of their political affiliations, should come together to fight against such discrimination against the Punjabi language in Chandigarh.

When countries like Canada and UK are giving Punjabi due space in their administrative setup, the language is being pushed out from government institutions in our own country, Ramoowalia alleged.

He said the SAD would fight against suchdiscrimination being perpetrated in the name of language. He said the Delhi University too had diluted the importance of Punjabi.

Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) spokesperson Jaswant Singh Mann said owing to the failure of the ruling SAD, the Punjabi language was being sidelined in the country. Parkash Singh Badal and his son have failed to protect the interest of the Punjabi language and Punjabis in the country, he alleged.

The Central Government should give reasons why the unemployment rate in the country is the highest among the Sikhs, he demanded, adding that it was because of unemployment that young Sikh youths were migrating abroad in large numbers.

Source: The Tribune

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[Jonny101]

In India it is very hard for a saabat soorat Sikh to get a job. This is why a Sikh businessman should always give first preference to a fellow Sikh when hiring. Or even if you want to buy anything you should give preference to a Sikh business. If we don't support each other who else will? One good thing about Kookas/Naamdharis is that rich kookas will always give first preference to a fellow kooka so kookas have no problem in finding employment. We can learn to have this type of mindset from them as well. Support Sikh businesses and hire a fellow Sikh should be our motto.

[Shamshere]

I'm not surprised. Chandigarh isn't really a Punjabi city. I think Sikhs only make up 25% or so of the population. Most of the people there speak Hindi.

[1699Khalsa1699]

http://www.amritbanitv.com/News/Urban-Sikhs-face-highest-unemployment

[JasSinghKhalsa]

I'm not surprised. Chandigarh isn't really a Punjabi city. I think Sikhs only make up 25% or so of the population. Most of the people there speak Hindi.

Which city is a Punjabi City now a days?

[jasdeepsingh2k125]

u all will be amazed to know last week daas was doing seva with some kids in langar and they were of 7 to 14 age group and they all were communicating in hindi :blush2: :blink2:

[esingh]

They are trying to chop us down bit by bit. They know that mass assaults (84) will make matters worse so now they use economic warfare. This isn't the first I have heard of this with many of my own family being turned down jobs in other states for no reason. Now combine this with the opium and sharab that is flowing in Punjab and you have the tools to utterly destroy our community. I have said it before and I'll say it again we face extinction in India and we are headed towards it fast.

[Jonny101]

u all will be amazed to know last week daas was doing seva with some kids in langar and they were of 7 to 14 age group and they all were communicating in hindi :blush2: :blink2:

That is a disturbing trend. were they Sikh kids?