Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has revealed plans to release job
advertisements for 22,000 positions in the coming two months as part of an
initiative to hire 100,000 individuals for government roles during the current
BJP-led administration.
During an official event, CM Himanta personally handed out
appointment letters to 514 successful candidates from the recent Assam Direct
Recruitment Examination (ADRE), aimed at filling Class-III and Class-IV
vacancies across multiple government departments.
“The total number of government jobs offered till date during his
term as the chief minister stands at 87,402”, said CM Himanta.
“Within a month or two, advertisements for recruitment to fill
another 22,000 vacancies will be published. That will take the total number of
recruitments to well above the one-lakh promised earlier,” he said.
During the 2021 Assembly election campaign in Assam, the BJP made a
commitment to create 100,000 government job opportunities.
CM Himanta explained that the State cabinet had formally approved
the plan to offer these 100,000 jobs to unemployed youths in Assam during its
initial meeting in 2021.
However, due to the disruptions caused by the second and third
waves of the Covid pandemic, the entire process was delayed.
“The recruitment process was expedited after the spread subsided
and by the second anniversary celebrations of the current dispensation in the State,
appointment letter distribution to around 86,000 job seekers was completed,” he
stated.
