Young scientists oppose proposal to raise retirement age to 65 in agricultural universities

Young scientists and researchers from crossed Andhra Pradesh person urged the State authorities not to summation the status property successful cultivation and allied universities, stating that specified a determination would further hold recruitment and deprive qualified younker of employment opportunities.

Addressing a property league present connected Sunday, they said appointments successful cultivation and allied universities person remained stalled for astir a decade. Earlier, the status property successful these institutions was 60 years, which was aboriginal accrued to 62 years. Now, immoderate individuals are reportedly exerting unit done assorted organisations to further widen the status property to 65 years, they said.

The scientists pointed retired that owed to the lack of regular recruitment implicit the past respective years, galore universities person been functioning with impermanent staff. As a result, students who person completed higher acquisition and specialised grooming successful cultivation sciences are facing unemployment and increasing frustration.

They appealed to the State authorities and elder officials successful the agriculture assemblage to absorption connected creating opportunities for young professionals trained successful emerging fields specified arsenic Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, mechanisation and heavy technologies that are transforming modern agriculture worldwide.

The young scientists besides noted that nary different State successful the state has fixed the status property astatine 65 years successful specified institutions and questioned the request to present it successful Andhra Pradesh. Instead of extending the status age, the authorities should instantly contented notifications for caller recruitment to capable vacant posts successful cultivation and allied universities, they demanded.

Several young scientists from antithetic regions of the State participated successful the programme, including Dr. Balakrishna, Dr. Kiran, Dr. Rajesh, Dr. Avinash, Dr. Pradeep and Dr. Ramadevi. They urged the authorities to halt the projected determination and initiate recruitment to guarantee opportunities for qualified youth.