Punjab Cabinet announces to fill 25,000 vacancies in various depts View in Punjabi

Chandigarh, March 19: The Punjab Cabinet, led by Bhagwant Mann, on Saturday decided to recruit 25,000 persons against vacant posts in various departments, boards and corporations. The first meeting of the Punjab Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Saturday lasted for 30 minutes. The first Punjab Cabinet meeting also decided to present a Vote on Account for three months in the ongoing session of the Vidhan Sabha. It was also announced that supplementary grants required by various departments in the ongoing fiscal would be cleared in the ongoing session, which ends on March 22. Also read | Know the promises made by newly sworn-in Punjab Cabinet ministers The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in its poll promises had said after the formation of the government, they would provide jobs to the unemployed youths. Among other poll promises of the AAP in Punjab, national convener of the party and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had promised to improve the condition of government schools and hospitals in the state, generate employment avenues, free electricity up to 300 units per billing cycle and also promised Rs 1,000 per month to women above 18 years. He had also promised a corruption-free government and controlling drug menace in the state. Earlier on Thursday, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced that an anti-corruption helpline would be launched in the state on 'Shaheed Diwas (Martyr's Day)' on March 23. Mann had said that people would be able to lodge complaints against corruption via WhatsApp. Earlier, on March 17, Punjab's newly elected MLAs, including Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, took oath as members of the Legislative Assembly. Also read | Punjab Cabinet expansion: Of 10 ministers, 8 are first-time MLAs The AAP leader and the party's face for recently held Punjab Assembly elections took oath as the Chief Minister of the state on March 16. The AAP won a landslide victory in the recently concluded Punjab Assembly elections, winning 92 seats, pushing most of its rivals to the margins of the electoral politics in the state. -PTC News