Union minister Jitendra Singh lauds SSC for conducting MTS exam in 13 regional languages

NEW DELHI: The union minister for science and technology, Jitendra Singh lauded the efforts of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) for conducting the multi-tasking (non-technical) staff examination 2022 in 13 different regional languages in addition to Hindi and English for the first time.

The minister said that this move was in line with prime minister Narendra Modi's vision of providing a level playing field to all job aspirants and to ensure that no one is denied an opportunity or are a disadvantage due to a language barrier. The 13 regional languages are- Urdu, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, , Konkani, Manipuri (also Meitei), Marathi, Odia and Punjabi.

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According to a press statement, Jitendra Singh emphasised that this initiative will fulfill long-pending demands of candidates from different States, and especially from south India as the exams were being conducted earlier in English and Hindi Languages. This will to benefit large number of candidates from all over the country, the Minister added.

The move by SSC is a step towards including all the languages mentioned in the eighth schedule to the constitution. The minister further added that SSC is making a continuous effort to provide opportunities to different sections of the population to bridge regional disparities and attain ideals of the Indian constitution while celebrating linguistic diversity of the country.

While speaking about the move, union minister for science and technology, Jitendra Singh, said: "In order to review the scheme and syllabus of examinations conducted by the Staff Selection Commission, including the medium in which the examinations are conducted, the Department of Personnel and Training had constituted an Expert Committee. The Committee, has, inter-alia, recommended that it would be in fitness of things to conduct the examinations for lower-level posts in multiple languages, which, to begin with, can start with a few languages and then gradually increase to include all the languages mentioned in Eighth Schedule to the Constitution. The Government has accepted the recommendations of the Committee."

SSC conducts recruitment examinations for all group B (non-gazetted) and group C (non-technical posts) in various ministries, departments of the government of India. The medium of examinations was previously only in Hindi and English.