THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A poll promise in the LDF manifesto that it would create lakhs of jobs has been on receiving end of trolls on social media. According to media reports, only 95,196 people have been recruited through PSC in the last five years.

A leading newspaper had come out with the allegation that the propaganda that the LDF government had hired 1.5 lakh people through PSC was false. The Chief Minister claimed that advice memo regarding the appointment of 151,513 persons were made in five years. However, according to the RTI, only 95,196 people were recruited. The CPM later claimed that the news was false.

Many have complained on social media that the government has hired only 95,196 people in five years, while giving the promise it will employ 20 lakh people if voted to power. Even if the numbers are wrong, some scoff that the government says it will create lakhs of jobs while only appointing 1.5 lakh people.

The LDF manifesto also emphasizes on job security. The promise is to employ 20 lakh educated youth on the digital platform. There is also an important promise that the government will take over their social security. According to the manifesto, five lakh jobs will be created in the agricultural sector, one million in the non-agricultural sector and five lakh in the informal sector.