# MP speeds up hiring for 1.5 lakh posts, two exams in 2027 2026-11-11T18:47:18+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary Ashok Barnwal has directed all departments to assess vacancies and send recruitment proposals on time to fill about 1.5 lakh posts through direct hiring. At a review meeting on Wednesday, 11 November, he expressed displeasure over slow progress in tribal affairs, public health, medical education, revenue, energy and school education, asking departments to accelerate the process. So far, the Public Service Commission has received proposals for 6,588 posts and the Employee Selection Board for 17,299 posts. Over 2,300 compassionate appointment cases remain pending. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has ordered two state service examinations in 2027: a regular one and a special one. For the regular exam, departments must send vacancy proposals by 25 November, with the preliminary test in January 2027, the main exam in June and interviews in November. The special exam is planned for vacancies in 2027, with advertising by 15 March 2027. A total of 68,437 government employees have been promoted so far against vacancies up to 2025. Barnwal also asked departments to begin the 2026 promotion process and improve coordination to fix dates for upcoming meetings. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both bhaskar.com and amarujala.com provide neutral, wire-service-style coverage of the chief secretary’s review meeting, focusing on the 1.5-lakh direct recruitment target, the slow departmental progress, the pending compassionate appointment cases, the two state service exams in 2027 with their deadlines, and the 68,437 promotions completed. There is no divergence in framing, emphasis or omission between the two outlets. The uniform coverage suggests no editorial conflict over this administrative directive. The concrete next step is the 25 November deadline for departments to send vacancy proposals for the regular 2027 state service exam, with the preliminary test scheduled for January 2027. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - bhaskar.com (neutral report) Straight news agency style, lists all details without editorialising. - amarujala.com (neutral report) Factual reporting of the meeting, no slant or emphasis. This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Update, 12 November 2026: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-11-11T21:21:12+00:00. Tags: Ashok Barnwal, Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mp-chief-secretary-orders-fast-track-hiring-for-1-5-lakh-posts/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mp-chief-secretary-orders-fast-track-hiring-for-1-5-lakh-posts/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/