Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann with his cabinet ministers during the first cabinet meeting
Chandigarh:
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann opened 25,000 jobs in various departments of the state government, including 10,000 in the police department, in the first decision of his maiden cabinet meeting on Saturday.
The decision to fill 25,000 vacancies in various departments was taken in a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mann, who himself announced it in a video message.
Mann said in his message, “Today the agenda of 25,000 government jobs was passed in the cabinet.”
He said that 10,000 jobs would be filled in the Punjab Police Department and the rest would be in different departments, boards and corporations.
He said that jobs will be given on the basis of merit.
“There will be no discrimination, there will be no ‘sifarish’ (recommendation) or any bribe,” he said.
Unemployment was a major issue raised by the Aam Aadmi Party during the recently concluded state assembly elections.
Earlier on Saturday, 10 AAP MLAs, including a woman member, were inducted into the Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab cabinet.
Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath of office and secrecy to 10 ministers in a simple ceremony at Guru Nanak Dev Auditorium, Punjab Raj Bhavan, Chandigarh.
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