Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said that more than five lakh candidates have appeared in the competitive examinations after the implementation of the anti-copying law in the State. He said that after the implementation of a strict anti-copying law all the competitive examinations in the State have been organised in a transparent manner. The CM said this while speaking at a programme organised by the Higher Education department at the secretariat. In the programme the CM handed over appointment letters to the newly recruited employees of the department. The Uttarakhand Subordinate Services Selection Commission (USSSC) has recently accomplished the process of recruitment of 43 junior assistants in the Higher Education department. The CM handed over appointment letters to 17 candidates on Monday. The appointment letters of remaining candidates are being sent by mail by the department.

 Congratulating the new employees, the CM expressed hope that they will work with complete honesty and dedication. He said that the newly recruited employees will help in contributing to the development of the State by their performance. The CM suggested that they should prepare their daily time table and said that time management is important for better performance. Speaking about anti-copying law, the CM said that it has brought transparency in the process of conducting recruitment examinations.  He advised the candidates preparing for the competitive examination to work dedicatedly to achieve success.

 The additional chief secretary Radha Raturi, Higher Education secretary Shailesh Bagauli, additional secretary Ashish Srivastava and others were present on the occasion.