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Nitish to unleash mega job drive
The Morning Standard
|June 16, 2024
4.72 lakh vacant posts to be filled in various depts ahead of assembly polls due in 2025
BIHAR government is set to initiate the process to fill up more than 4.72 lakh vacant posts in various departments ahead of assembly polls in the state due for 2025. The highest 2.17 lakh vacancies are to be filled up in education department followed by over 65,000 in health department.
Bihar chief minister and JD (U) president Nitish Kumar by making appointments on such a large scale intended to puncture the claim of RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav that it was due to his initiative, around 5 lakh government jobs were given to the youths when the grand alliance was in power for 17 months.
Earlier, the state government had asked for the list of vacant posts from various departments. The list of vacancies in 45 departments was furnished to the state government's general administration department on Friday, the day chief minister Nitish Kumar presided over first cabinet meeting after Lok Sabha election.
This story is from the June 16, 2024 edition of The Morning Standard.
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