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MP government promotes 68,437 staff, plans 1.5 lakh recruitments
The Story in Brief
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.
Source: freepressjournal.in
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