In a first, Haryana govt compiles seat-wise data of vacant posts

Pradeep Sharma

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 28

Apparently with a view to launching a statewide recruitment drive, the BJP-JJP state government is compiling constituency-wise list of vacant posts of Group B, C and D posts across Haryana.

The exercise, which is being conducted perhaps for the first time in the state’s history, is aimed at conducting recruitment campaign for “equitable” job opportunities for all regions of the state.

Sources said the heads of departments had already been asked to send the required information (vacancy position as on April 1) by July 30 so that comprehensive data can be prepared by the state government

With the coalition government at the receiving end of the Opposition for high rate of unemployment in Haryana, the recruitment drive will go a long way in blunting the Opposition’s criticism.

Skill Development and Industrial Training Minister Mool Chand Sharma said Haryana’s youth had the required skills and training to fill various vacant positions.

“The state government is committed to providing enough employment opportunities to unemployed youth. The recruitment drive will go a long way in reducing unemployment in the state,” he asserted.

Meanwhile, the data will also come in handy for the state government to provide an overview of the job scenario in the state in the forthcoming monsoon session of the Haryana Assembly.

Members, during the Assembly session, are usually quite vocal about the employment scenario in the state.