Pensioners to supervise government jobs recruitment exams

New Delhi, Sep 2 (PTI) In a first, the Centre has decidedto rope in pensioners to supervise government jobs recruitmentexams conducted by Staff Selection Commission (SSC). The SSC, which conducts examinations to select hundredsof candidates for various mid-level central government jobs,has written to Personnel Ministry in this regard. The retired central government employees will be engagedas Inspecting Officers and members of the flying squad forconducting and supervising of examinations at various places,according to a note by the ministry. The SSC has also sought a list of pensioners from theministry to choose appropriate candidates, it said. The Commission is one of the largest recruiting agenciesin the country mandated to conduct eight exams. There are about 58 lakh central government pensioners. The Personnel Ministry already maintains a repository ofpensioners in an online initiative called Sankalp, whichprovides a platform for the pensioners to access opportunitiesavailable for useful interventions in the society. It also facilitates the organisations working in theseareas to select appropriate skill and expertise from theavailable pool of volunteers. There are 1,815 pensioners registered with the Sankalp.The ministry wants all pensioners to get themselves registeredon this platform. PTI AKVRG