Recruitment Commissions for Grade III and IV jobs

Guwahati: To realize the goal of providing one lac government jobs to the youths of the state, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held a meeting with senior officials of various state government departments. The Chief Minister reviewed the steps taken for filling up the vacant posts in various departments.

The meeting decided to constitute separate recruitment commissions headed by an officer in the rank of Additional Chief Secretary for Grade III and Grade IV posts. Similarly, for various engineering services, it was decided to hold a combined recruitment examination through APSC. The Chief Minister directed the departments to expeditiously fill up all vacant posts.

With the recent COVID-19 situation, several people have been rendered jobless and with this new announcement by the government, mix reactions are seen from the people. While some persons have lauded the new statement, several have questioned it. Some have questioned that the government has not been able to provide jobs or employment as promised by it during the election campaigns.