Assam CM distributes appointment letters to 385 youth in education and health sectors

Assam CM distributes appointment letters to 385 youth in education and health sectors (representative image)

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Assamese Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma handed over appointment letters to 385 youths in the fields of health and education Monday, saying the government had already exceeded its election promises. At an official ceremony, Sarma said that with these new appointments, a total of 125,030 people have secured government jobs since he assumed office in May 2021.

“Our government has fulfilled its election promise of providing one million jobs long ago. No other government in the history of Assam has created so many jobs in such a transparent and efficient manner,” he said. -he declared.

The BJP had pledged to provide one lakh government jobs per year during the 2021 election campaign, but later clarified that this figure applied to the entire five-year term. The Chief Minister noted that the process to fill around 35,000 additional posts is underway and by May 2025, the total number of recruits is expected to cross 150,000.

“Health, education and police accounted for the largest number of recruitments over these three years,” he added. Of the 385 new recruits, 284 received appointment letters in the Education Department, while 101 were appointed in the Health and Family Welfare Department.