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In an attempt to reach the target of providing jobs to 1 lakh youth of the state, Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday distributed appointment letters to 41 youth for different positions in the education department at a function held at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Guwahati. 22 candidates have received compassionate appointments in the directorate of higher education, 11 assistant professors and one librarian under the directorate of technical education seven lecturers of DIET under SCERT. With these appointments, the total number of new jobs reached 97,495. Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Dr Sarma said, "Our promise of providing one lakh jobs to the youth, is achieving new benchmarks with each passing day. The remaining 13,000 posts will be filled by April 2025".
He also said that the appointment of youth to maintain transparency and meritocracy in government jobs has augured an atmosphere of trust and belief in the state. The Chief Minister also added that the present State government has set a precedence of appointing 97,495 youth transparently. "In the coming 15 August, another one thousand youth will be absorbed in government jobs. After fulfilling the target of 1 lakh government jobs, the government would work to take the target to 1.5 lakh in its five years in office," the Assam Chief Minister said. He also asked the new appointees to dedicate themselves to the service of the people and contribute to the growth of the state. The Chief Minister, during his speech, elaborated on the future roadmap for a start up revolution in the state. He said that start up ventures have the potential to create employment avenues besides stimulating the growth of the state. He, therefore, asked the newly inducted assistant professors of engineering colleges to help the students imbibe the skill and passion for start up ventures. Minister for Welfare of Tea Tribes and Labour Welfare Sanjoy Kishan, PHE etc Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah, Power etc Minister Nandita Gorlosa, Secretary Education Narayan Konwar and a host of other dignitaries were present on the occasion. (ANI)
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