AGARTALA, Oct 27 (TIWN): Over 4,500 unemployed pharmacist youths are suffering due to jobless conditions in Tripura and BJP led State Govt which had promised to fill up all vacant posts after coming into power in 2018 failed to recruit pharmacists after two times cabinet approval and announcing through press meets from the Secretariat via Ministers. Last week, Tripura unemployed pharmacists told media that in 2021 and 2022 twice the cabinet had approved to recruit pharmacists but till now notification has not been given. At first Finance Dept announced over 450 posts' filling up and then it was decreased to 200 but now even job notification for 200 posts is not given. This has generated massive resentment among pharmacist job aspirants.

The job aspirants said if the Govt does not keep its promise, then they will not support the Govt anymore.

“Why is the Gov not recruiting us even after promising? We have been trying to meet the CM for a long time but the previous CM also did not give us any appointment and the present CM who is a Doctor is reluctant to listen to us. He would know the importance of pharmacists in medical services”, added the job aspirants expressing heavy frustration over the attitude of the State Govt.

It can be mentioned here, Minister Sushanta Chowdhury who celebrated yesterday in a BJP rally claiming Govt created over 10000 posts in various depts was the same man to announce pharmacists’ recruitment earlier.