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The BJP had promised to provide 1 lakh government jobs in Assam every year during the 2021 assembly election campaign but later amended the figure to be for the entire five-year period (Image: P ti)
Alleging that no one got a government job without paying bribes during the Congress rule in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said he aims to provide employment to two lakh youths during his tenure.
Addressing a function organized to provide financial assistance to young entrepreneurs, he said that since he took over as Chief Minister, 1.4 lakh youths have already got jobs in the state.
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“During the Congress era, the youth could not believe that they would get government jobs without paying bribes. Even for low-paying jobs, they needed to pay a bribe of Rs 1 crore.”
Sarma alleged that for the post of chairman of the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC), the Congress government had chosen people who could “collect money” from job aspirants.
He added that an era full of thorns has passed. Now, we are able to conduct recruitment tests transparently without any bribe.
The CM said that 1.4 lakh youth have already “got government jobs against the target of one lakh”, and the administration now “targets to provide employment to two lakh youth by 2026”.
The BJP had promised to provide 1 lakh government jobs in Assam every year during the 2021 assembly election campaign but was later amended to say that the figure was for the entire five-year period.
Under the Rs 510 crore Chief Minister’s Atmanirbhar Asom Abhijan (CMAAA), Sarma initiated the transfer of the first installment of Rs 75,000 each to more than 25,000 youths to start their projects.
“Enhancing entrepreneurship in Assam by empowering the youth is a focus area of our government. To encourage our young entrepreneurs, I am disbursing grants under CMAAA,” Sarma said.
First Publication: 30 September 2024 | 2:56 p.m I.S
