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Punjab CM hands over 866 govt jobs, cites falling migration
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann distributed appointment letters to 866 new government recruits in Mohali on Saturday. Of these, 636 appointments were made in the Health and Family Welfare Department, including 614…
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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann distributed appointment letters to 866 new government recruits in Mohali on Saturday. Of these, 636 appointments were made in the Health and Family Welfare Department, including 614 staff nurses. Mann said transparent, merit-based recruitment had replaced the earlier system of bribery and recommendations.
Mann claimed the state has so far provided 69,094 government jobs with complete transparency. He linked this to a decline in youth migration abroad and highlighted education reforms: 882 government school students cleared NEET this year, up from 80 in 2021. Punjab, he said, has overtaken Kerala in school education rankings.
The Indian Opinion
Mann's claims about falling migration and merit-based jobs will be tested by independent data. The opposition has questioned whether NEET numbers reflect genuine improvement or a surge in test-takers. Punjab's debt and unemployment remain high. Watch for the next Periodic Labour Force Survey to see if migration really is slowing among young job-seekers.
Sources (2): indiatoday.in, timesnownews.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
