Fill librarian vacancies in Andhra, demands DYFI

Leaders of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and Andhra Pradesh Library Science Unemployed JAC staged a protest at the Dharna Chowk in Vijayawada on Wednesday (September 10), demanding immediate steps to fill the vacant library posts across the State.

Former MLC K.S. Lakshman Rao, Secretary of Andhra Pradesh Library Association Raavi Sarada, Secretary of Andhra Pradesh Library Revival Movement Forum Lakshmaiah, convenor of A.P. Library Science Unemployed JAC K. Jagadish urged the government to do the needful to ensure justice to two lakh unemployed candidates waiting for jobs.

They also wanted the government to establish digital libraries in every gram panchayat and allocate dedicated buildings to run libraries.

DYFI State general secretary G. Ramanna said nearly two lakh unemployed candidates, who had completed courses like Certificate in Library and Information Science, Bachelor of Library and Information Science, Master of Library and Information Science and PhD from various universities in the State were waiting for job notifications.

The leaders demanded that the authorities collect the pending library cess and deposit it directly into the library organisations’ accounts through proper software, restoration of libraries in High Schools, release of notifications to recruit Librarians’ posts in Junior and Degree colleges, reopening of the libraries that were closed and establishment of new ones and increase in the candidates’ age limit to 47 in view of the inordinate delay in issue of job notifications.

Their other demands included that all library posts should be filled with candidates who have studied library science and payment of the employees’ salaries through the 010 scheme.

DYFI state leaders P. Krishnakanth, city leaders Nijam, Shiva, Mahesh, Krishna and AP Library Science Unemployed JAC leaders M. Ramesh, B. Ramanappa, Srikanth Babu, Sai Babu, N. Usha, Manikanta, Baburao and others led the protest.