State internship sags under cash crunch as 90pc of applicants miss out

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Jobseekers queue to submit their applications. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Close to 90 percent of university and college graduates who applied for internships in ministries and State agencies in the year ended June missed out on the jobs on reduced slots due to a cash crunch.

The Public Service Commission’s (PSC) annual report for the period under review shows ministries, State agencies and departments employed 5,560 interns out of 42, 132 who applied for the internship last year.

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