Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Sunday, said that there were opportunities for those receiving appointment letters, but they must also understand their responsibilities.
“Prime Minister Modi says everyone talks about rights, but they must know their duties as well. Duties are more important than rights; if duties are fulfilled, rights will be protected,” the chief minister said while distributing appointment letters to 242 assistant boring technicians selected by Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Commission, at Lok Bhavan.
He added, “When society talks more about rights and not about duties, it betrays itself. If duties are performed, your selection is made without recommendation, without bias.”
Chief Minister Yogi further mentioned that six lakh people in the state got jobs in the last six and a half years. He said: “Our hard work is our biggest certificate. While undergoing the test of hard work, you should contribute to the overall development of Uttar Pradesh.”
He also reminded the newly selected candidates of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Panch Pran’.
The chief minister pointed out that before 2017, there were no jobs in Uttar Pradesh and people had to migrate elsewhere for employment. He emphasised the success achieved in connecting crores of people to employment through better law and order, Central and state government schemes, and self-employment opportunities.
He said the goal was to eliminate discrimination against youth.
“Those who do not like development, try to politicise every issue. Such individuals do not want Uttar Pradesh to progress,” he added.
“Before 2017, the state, which should have been a leading economic entity, was lagging behind. At that time, Uttar Pradesh was ranked sixth in the country. The youth of the state could not find jobs and had no option but to leave the state for employment. It often resulted in discrimination against them. However, today, the youth receive fair and respectful treatment,” the chief minister pointed out.
“Now, job opportunities, employment and self-employment are available in a transparent manner,” he added.
The chief minister told the selected boring technicians that turning tube wells on and switching them off was not their only responsibility. “Here, we have sufficient water resources, including groundwater, surface water, and perennial rivers. It has helped establish Uttar Pradesh’s land as fertile soil.” he said.
He pointed out that 70 per cent of irrigation in UP comes from groundwater and for the remaining 30 per cent, canals and other channels were spread out. He said 80 per cent of the population was supplied with drinking water from underground sources.
“Uttar Pradesh is entering a new era of industrialisation. Industries receive 85 per cent of their water supply from underground sources. Nature has blessed us with invaluable treasures. We have inherited abundant wealth of water, but it is our duty to preserve it. On one hand, we need to supply water for drinking, irrigation and industries, but on the other, we must conserve each drop of water,” Yogi said.
The chief minister stated that life cannot be imagined without water. He said despite the late arrival of the monsoon, paddy harvesting had started on time and most regions did not face crisis situations for farmers. He said there were facilities like tube wells, water in canals, electricity, etc., but not every state was blessed with such fortune.
“At the time of independence, Uttar Pradesh had a population of six crore, but today it has grown to 25 crore. The lack of proper water conservation has led to the problem of pollution. Various programmes have been implemented for water conservation, including the construction of Amrit Sarovar, check dams and the Atal Bhujal Yojana,” he added.
The chief minister urged the backward districts and development blocks to transform from critical to semi-critical, and from dark to normal districts in terms of water management.
On this occasion, Jal Shakti Minister Swatantra Dev Singh, Minister of State for Jal Shakti Ramkesh Nishad, Chief Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra, Principal Secretary (Rural Water Supply) Anurag Srivastava, Secretary Dr Balkar Singh and others were present.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath gave appointment letters to Mukesh Kumar Singh, Anil Kumar, Sanoj Yadav, Saurabh Kumar Verma, Diksha Gupta, Shubham Dixit, Priyanka Saini, Sachin Kumar, Vimal Rajvanshi and Mohd Imran.
Job opportunities brought forth
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that in 2022, with the arrival of the double-engine government for the second time, employment opportunities had been brought forth. He said that appointments had been made for various positions across different departments.
These include appointment of 1,438 of junior engineers (Irrigation and Water Resources), 436 positions for lecturers and assistant professors by the UP Public Service Commission, 271 block development officers, 49 sub-district magistrates, 110 naib tehsildars, 31,277 assistant teachers (Basic Education), 1,160 deputy collectors, and appointments for BSA, lecturers, review officers, and sugarcane inspectors.
The chief minister also highlighted the appointments of 267 naib tehsildars, lecturers and assistant teachers, along with the completion of the recruitment process for 332 excise constables. Additionally, appointments were made for 1,354 staff nurses, 431 senior technical assistants (Agriculture Service), 9,055 sub-inspectors (Civil, PAC, Platoon Commander, and Fire Officer), and 496 PCS officers selected in 2021.
New recruits include 795 officers, 7,182 ANMs, 1,148 sub and assistant sub-inspectors, and the recruitment process for various posts.
The chief minister emphasised the recruitment of players who have won medals in international sports competitions such as the Olympics, World Championships and Asian Games. For the first time, 277 constables and, for the second time, 333 players were appointed in the UP Police.
The successful completion of the recruitment process for 510 review officers, 400 review officers, workshop instructors and junior assistants, as well as the recruitment of 1,573 ANM health workers, 240 junior assistants and 293 homeopathic pharmacists was also mentioned.
