# Puducherry to fill 2,000 more posts, says Chief Minister 2026-10-30T21:31:54+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Chief Minister N. Rangasamy announced on Friday, 30 October, that the Puducherry government would recruit 2,000 more people across various departments in the coming days. He made the statement at an event where appointment orders were distributed to 115 newly-recruited Lower Division Clerks, 56 of whom were women. Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan, who handed over the orders alongside the Chief Minister, said around 5,000 vacant posts had been filled in the last few years, some lying empty for 15 to 38 years. Priority was given to vacancies in health, education, electricity and public works departments to speed up government programmes. Mr. Rangasamy said all recruitments so far were conducted fairly, with no complaints of unfair practices. The Chief Minister urged the new LDCs to perform their duties efficiently, noting that government files mostly originate from them. Pro-tem Speaker Anbalagan, Chief Secretary Sharat Chauhan and legislators attended the event. ## Indian Opinion Analysis With 2,000 more vacancies to be filled, Chief Minister N. Rangasamy is signalling that the Puducherry government intends to keep up the pace of hiring after filling around 5,000 posts in recent years. Many of those were vacant for well over a decade, so the focus on health, education, electricity and public works directly targets departments where delays hit the public hardest. The lack of any mention of a timeline for the new 2,000 postings leaves applicants waiting for the next notification. The fair-process claim is central to the government’s political message, but it is a self-reported assertion with no independent verification offered at the event. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Leads with government announcement, no opposition or independent comment included This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: K. Kailashnathan, Lower Division Clerk, N Rangasamy, National Democratic Alliance, Puducherry Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/puducherry-to-fill-2000-more-posts-says-chief-minister/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/puducherry-to-fill-2000-more-posts-says-chief-minister/#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/