(8 October 2016) Even as it faces acute staff shortage, National Library authorities are allegedly sitting for decades on the appointment of about 18 candidates on compassionate grounds. Such appointments are usually given to a dependent family member when a government employee dies while in service or retires on medical grounds. As reported by The Hindu about four months ago, more than 53 per cent of the sanctioned posts are lying vacant at the Library.
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