Rajasthan IAS Officer Sparks Outrage With Remark on Unemployed Youth

The most controversial recent statement was made by a senior IAS officer named Gayatri Rathore, Principal Secretary of Rajasthan's Department of Medical, Health, and Family Welfare. She spoke sternly to the unemployed youths asking for jobs at an open meeting, asking them, "Were you born with the government's permission that it should take care of everything for you?" The response was met with much public rage as people condemned this for it evoked public wrath across social media.

IAS Gayatri Rathore Faces Outrage 

In the viral clip, this official is shown being grilled for her response to an aspiring participant who criticized undue delays into recruitment procedures due to failure to get selected even when age was setting. She got herself under pressure after answering that those applying are idle people and as such wasting their time in unemployment queues.
Her answer will surely evoke criticism among hundreds of persons on the major socialization sites. Many have been wondering what role the government has if it is not for the welfare and support of its citizens, especially the unemployed youth who seek assistance in acquiring livelihoods.

Gayatri Rathore is an Indian Administrative Service senior officer with an impeccable record of service to the public. Before joining this health department, she was the Principal Secretary for Tourism, Art, Literature, and Archaeology. At that time, she came to be known for doing things promptly and efficiently and for taking initiatives. As such, Rathore held important positions in various departments in the state, including Social Justice, Cabinet, and State Motor Garage, making her one of the state's more experienced and influential officers.

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This controversy over what she said indicates that frustrations among youths in Rajasthan over unemployment are just not being solved. Gaining more traction online while this incident unfolds, one is left wondering whether issues such as employment and economic sustenance deserve such insensitive engagement between the public and people in positions of authority.