DYFI Urges Action to Fill Librarian Vacancies in Andhra

Quick Summary

• Leaders of DYFI and Andhra Pradesh Library Science Unemployed JAC protested at Dharna Chowk in Vijayawada on September 10, 2025.
• Protesters demanded the filling of vacant library posts across Andhra Pradesh to secure jobs for approximately two lakh unemployed candidates qualified in Library Science disciplines ranging from Certificate to PhD level.
• Specific demands included:

– Establishment of digital libraries in every gram panchayat with dedicated buildings.
– Collection and direct deposit of pending library cess into library accounts using appropriate software.
– Restoration of libraries in high schools and reopening closed libraries.
– Increasing the age limit for job candidates to 47 due to delays in job notifications.
– Release of notifications to recruit librarians for junior and degree colleges.
– Payment of employees’ salaries via the 010 scheme.

• Key protest leaders included former MLC K.S.Lakshman Rao, secretaries Raavi Sarada, Lakshmaiah, G. Ramanna,P Krishnakanth,Nijam,Shiva among others.

Indian Opinion Analysis

The protest highlights significant gaps in addressing unemployment within a specialized field like Library science while also underscoring concerns about public infrastructure development-specifically libraries as knowledge centers-across Andhra Pradesh communities.The demands resonate with broader employment challenges tied to administrative inefficiencies such as delayed job notifications or incomplete cess collection.The establishment of digital libraries proposed by protesters could align well with government priorities on digitization but requires thoughtful planning around budget allocation and sustainability efforts amid existing financial constraints at both state and local levels.

While employment remains central to their activism, calls for reopening closed facilities indicate unrest not only about jobs but also broader education accessibility issues that may hinder literacy growth statewide if unresolved.

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