Former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has asserted that the BJP’s inclination towards outsiders is severely compromising the rights and employment opportunities of Haryana residents. In major state-level appointments, the BJP government has consistently preferred candidates from other states over local youth. Not only government jobs, but even state contracts are being awarded to outsiders. The latest instance is the deputation appointment of a Tehsildar from another state. Hooda questioned whether Haryana's youth lack the qualifications to serve as Tehsildars, Lecturers, or SDOs. Are there no competent contractors within Haryana capable of executing government work? Why, time and again, is preference being given to outsiders for such posts?
Hooda emphasised that local residents of every state deserve the first right over jobs in their own region. Various states enact policies to ensure employment for their local youth. However, Haryana remains the only state where the government actively frames policies to distribute local jobs to outsiders. This, he pointed out, is a major reason why Haryana now tops the country in unemployment rates.
He further stated that the Tehsildar’s deputation is not an isolated case. Just a few days ago, a similar practice was observed in the recruitment of Assistant Engineers in the Irrigation Department, where 28 out of 42 general category posts were given to candidates from outside Haryana. Previously too, local youth have been deprived in several recruitments, ranging from SDOs in the Electricity Department to Lecturers. From appointing Good Governance Associates in DC offices to bringing in an HPSC Chairman, people from other states have been preferred.
While states, especially those ruled by BJP, are making stringent rules to prioritise local candidates, including increasing questions on local language and state-specific general knowledge in recruitment exams, the Haryana government has systematically removed such questions from its exams.
Hooda recalled that BJP revealed its anti-Haryanvi agenda when it diluted the domicile rules, reducing the requirement from 15 years of residence to merely 5 years. This change has made it significantly easier for outsiders to acquire Haryana domicile certificates and become eligible not only for general but also for reserved category jobs.
He also pointed out that the BJP had secured power for the third consecutive term on the promise of providing 2 lakh permanent jobs. However, no recruitment process for these promised posts has been initiated so far. The government has even failed to conduct the CET properly. In the few recruitments that have concluded, the majority of selected candidates were outsiders, directly jeopardising the future of Haryana’s youth.
The former Chief Minister reminded that the BJP-JJP government had promised 75 per cent reservation for Haryana residents in private sector jobs, a promise that remains unfulfilled. On the contrary, the current policy appears to favour employing 75 per cent outsiders in government jobs.
He cited that in the recent recruitment of civil judges, 60 out of 110 posts were secured by outsiders. Similarly, in the Technical Education Department, 106 out of 153 general category professor posts were filled by non-Haryanvi candidates. In the recruitment of Ayurvedic Medical Officers, which was pending for 10 years, a list of 394 out of 427 general category posts was released, and shockingly, 75% of those selected were from outside Haryana. Meanwhile, Haryana’s gold medallists and university toppers were left out.
In the SDO Electrical recruitment held in February 2021, 99 people were appointed for 90 posts, of which 77 were outsiders, leaving only 22 for Haryana candidates. This was the same recruitment that had been cancelled before the 2019 elections because, at that time, 78 out of 80 selected candidates were from outside the state.
In the Lecturer Group-B (Technical Education) recruitment, 103 out of 157 general category posts went to outsiders. This means that over 65% of officer-level positions in Haryana have been filled by non-residents. In the Assistant Professor (Political Science) recruitment of 2019, 11 out of 18 posts were bagged by outsiders, leaving only 7 for Haryanvis.
Moreover, Haryana remains the only state where registration with the Haryana Nursing Registration Council and Haryana Veterinary Registration Council is not mandatory for recruitment to Staff Nurse and Veterinary posts. In contrast, other states mandate registration with their respective provincial councils. Consequently, candidates from other states are securing these positions in Haryana, while Haryana’s youth find themselves excluded both within and outside the state.
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