Asserting that the State Government has fulfilled its major promise by providing record 25,000 jobs merely in around nine months, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said that the State is on the threshold of witnessing revolutionary changes in the education, employment and health sectors in 2023.
The Chief Minister, while handing over job letters to 3910 master cadre teachers, said that after the formation of government, he had promised that 25,000 jobs will be given during the first year of their tenure. “It is a matter of great pride and satisfaction for me that this promise has been fulfilled merely in around nine months as the State Government has given jobs to 25,000 youth in various departments. The sole criteria for these jobs have been merit and the capability of the youth,” said Mann.
He said that in the education sector only, recruitment of 6635 ETT teachers is already going on, and a new advertisement for recruitment of 5,994 other teachers has also been issued. “The process will also be completed very soon in a transparent and smooth manner,” he added.
Mann said that the State Government will also regularize the services of around 23,000 temporary employees shortly.
“Education, health and employment sectors are three core areas of AAP Government. The current year will witness major changes in these three areas as the State Government is zealously working on it. The state government’s major focus is to check the brain drain from the State by upscaling infrastructure and manpower in these sectors,” he added.
Underscoring the need for better synchronization between the parents and teachers of the students, Mann said that for this purpose, only the State Government had taken historic initiative of organizing the mega parent teacher meet (PTM) in government schools to enable both the parents and teachers to have better understanding of the student.
The Chief Minister further said that the State Government will soon set up ‘Schools of Eminence’ to provide quality education to the students. “Within a year, all the schools will have desks and separate toilets for girls and boys. Soon, the State Government will also recruit campus manager and watchman for better upkeep of the schools,” he added.
Those Who Plundered State’s Wealth Will Be Put Behind Bars
The Chief Minister asserted that all those who have mercilessly plundered the state’s wealth will be put behind the bars as per their turn. “These people have committed a heinous crime by looting the wealth of the common man of the state and they will be punished for their sin,” he said. Mann also declared that the money recovered from them will be judiciously utilized for the progress of the state and prosperity of its people.