Chandigarh, Sep 27 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab on Friday claimed that the Bhagwant Mann government had given more than 45,000 government posts to the youth in the last two-and-a-half years without any bribe or recommendation. are

Speaking to the media here, party MP Malvinder Singh Kang highlighted that in previous governments, people often had to pay lakhs of rupees in bribes for government jobs, with many posts going to politicians’ families and relatives. used to go

Due to lack of employment opportunities, many youths are forced to seek employment abroad.

Pointing out that the Mann government has done away with the tradition of bribery and political favoritism in the distribution of government jobs, Kang said: “Our administration has awarded 45,708 youth government jobs based on merit without any bribe or political recommendation. Jobs have been provided.”

Elaborating employment statistics, Kang said the government has made hundreds of appointments in various departments, including 4,870 in the Local Body Department, 4,953 in the Power Department, 692 in the Agriculture Department, 700 in the Animal Husbandry Department, and 1,234 in the Cooperatives. There are 1369 employees in the Health Department, 909 in the Prisons Department, 564 in the Public Works Department, 2220 in the Revenue Department and 1779 in the Water Resources Department.

On September 24, Chief Minister Mann distributed 586 appointment letters for the health department.

Kang said that even during the Lok Sabha elections, people appreciated the efforts, especially for providing government jobs that benefited many families. He stressed that providing quality education and employment to the youth is the top priority of the AAP government, and “we are happy that our Chief Minister is working tirelessly to achieve this goal.”

Chief Minister Mann highlighted the achievements of the AAP government and promised to accelerate its development to turn the state into ‘Rangla Punjab’.

– IANS

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