If BJP returns to power in Karnataka, the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) will be reformed to ensure greater transparency, and the recruitment process will be expedited, BJP State president B.Y. Vijayendra said on Monday (September 7).

Speaking at an interaction with youth during the Gen-Z Connect programme at Metri village in Kampli taluk, Ballari district, Mr. Vijayendra said the KPSC needed to regain aspirants’ confidence by making the recruitment process more transparent and ensuring that vacancies were filled without undue delay. If the BJP returns to power in the State, it would take steps to restore the credibility of the commission and streamline the recruitment process, he said.

Mr. Vijayendra said improving basic infrastructure and ensuring the availability of qualified and committed teachers in rural schools were essential to restoring parents’ confidence in government education. Citing a government school at Shikaripura in Shivamogga district, he said its student strength had increased from 25 to 250 owing to the commitment of its teachers.

He said the development of Bengaluru alone could not be equated with the development of the State. Employment opportunities, irrigation facilities and educational institutions needed to be strengthened in the Kalyana Karnataka region to check the migration of youths from Raichur, Yadgir and Kalaburagi districts.

Mr. Vijayendra said the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) should not be viewed solely as a threat to employment. The advent of computers in the 1990s had also triggered similar apprehensions, he noted, adding that while technology could displace some traditional jobs, it would also create new opportunities.

He urged young people to focus on acquiring skills suited to the changing employment landscape. India’s young population can become the country’s greatest asset if it is provided with quality education, skills and employment opportunities, he said. Failing to create such opportunities could turn the demographic dividend into a social challenge, he cautioned.