# MP government promotes 68,437 staff, plans 1.5 lakh recruitments 2026-11-12T01:50:43+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Chief secretary Ashok Barnwal on Wednesday, 11 November 2026, directed all department heads in Madhya Pradesh to complete pending promotions within the stipulated timeline. He reviewed cases on compassionate appointments, departmental inquiries and pensions at Mantralaya in Bhopal. Officials told the meeting that 68,437 government servants have been promoted so far. Proposals for direct recruitment to 6,588 posts have been sent to MPPSC, and for 17,299 posts to ESB. Barnwal said MPPSC and ESB will conduct direct recruitment for 1.5 lakh posts overall, and asked departments to prepare roadmaps and send proposals on time. The chief secretary also reviewed preparations to hold the state service exam twice in 2027. He instructed that vacant posts after retirements be filled either by direct recruitment or compassionate appointments. The School Education Department made the most compassionate appointments, at 904, while over 2,300 cases are pending across departments. Barnwal directed a special campaign for such appointments. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The 1.5-lakh figure sets a benchmark for state hiring speed. MPPSC and ESB must show they can handle recruitment at that scale alongside planned bi-annual exams from 2027. The 2,300-plus pending compassionate-ground cases, against only 904 made by the lead department, reveal a bottleneck the chief secretary’s special campaign is meant to break. ## Coverage - freepressjournal.in Leads with government action numbers, no critical voice This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Ashok Barnwal, ESB, Madhya Pradesh, MPPSC Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mp-government-promotes-68437-staff-plans-1-5-lakh-recruitments/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mp-government-promotes-68437-staff-plans-1-5-lakh-recruitments/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report 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. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/