Every year, a large number of candidates appear for various government competitive exams to secure a government job, but only some make it through. Due to this difficulty in bagging a government job along with the benefits it provides, a government employee is always respected in a society. The aspect that a government job provides a person an opportunity to help others and through its public services it contributes to the welfare of society. While this reason is not enough for opting or preparing for any Central as well as State government job like Delhi Forest Guard, candidates need to look into the perks or benefits a job provides. Given below are some benefits that a government job offers apart from a handsome salary.
● A Secure Position
Obtaining a secure job has become difficult nowadays. On a frequent basis, we come across news of job shedding or companies closing their units because of loss. It doesn’t matter how hard working you are, there are always external forces working towards creating circumstances of economic downturn. Due to this, you can lose a private job, but this is not the case with government jobs and job shedding is rare in the government sector. Even though PSUs or Government institutions are not unsusceptible to economic forces, they don’t primarily focus on profit or turnover, so a government employee doesn’t have to worry about losing his/her job regardless of the economic circumstances. At the same time, people working in the corporate sector are more likely to get affected by lay off, transfers, pay cuts and more.
● Handsome Salary and Benefits
Government employees receive fair compensation for their work, which includes a decent basic salary and other benefits and allowances. For instance, a SSC GD Constable gets a basic salary of Rs. 21,700 along with other allowances such as Dearness allowance, House rent allowance, Transport allowance and more. Not only this, they receive benefits like Paid leaves, Medical facilities, Pension schemes etc. Also, no matter the circumstances, your monthly salary is credited to your bank on time. Apart from the above mentioned benefits, a government job provides a generous number of public holidays which are not possible in a private job. Furthermore, there are timely increments in salary along with promotions.
● Less Workload
The workload in a government job is generally less than that in a private job. Due to less workload, employees have less work related stress and tension, as they are able to finish the daily work in the office hours, after which they are free to enjoy the rest of the day with family or friends. Whereas, in private jobs there is no certainty in workload and work hours, employees often have to work for more hours than the work hours prescribed if workload is more. They might get extra wages for the extra work, but in government jobs one gets the same salary regardless of the load of work. Also, the time off duty can be utilized for developing your knowledge and skills which will help you plan and prepare for a job switch in future.
● Maximum Number of Holidays
As mentioned earlier, a government job offers ample number of public as well as vocational holidays because of less degree of workload. Another thing to keep in mind is that female government employees get better maternity leaves as compared to that in private jobs. In some cases, paternity leaves are also provided by the government. Also, a fixed number of paid or earned leaves per year is offered by any organisation to its employees. These are scraped or at times carried forward if left unused at the end of an year. A government employee receives wages pertaining to these days, and this amount is exempted from any taxation.
● No Need for Adaptive Mindset
In the case of a government job, it really doesn’t matter whether a person works for one hour or eight hour a day, he/she will receive the same salary. Also, no matter how much you put in the work to improve your skill and knowledge, it will not have any impact on your salary or in early promotion, but it can help you in personal development and could get you a recommendation for promotion when the time comes. The truth is whether you are highly skilled or not you will have no problem in surviving. Whereas in a private company a person has to constantly upgrade his skills and knowledge to stay relevant, otherwise he/she will be kicked out. Almost all private companies carry out assessment of its employees regularly to ensure that only skilled and capable employees stay, who are able to effectively deal with work given to them. He/she is obsolete for private companies who don’t have necessary and enough skills, and therefore there will be no other option, but to let them go.