A day after the State Government announced that there shall be a complete ban on new Government jobs, the Finance Department on Wednesday issued a clarification in this regard.
As per the clarification, the process for filling up of vacant posts would continue as usual. This apart, all ongoing recruitment process of the Government would go on.
The restriction is only on the creation of new posts, it said.
The Government had on Tuesday announced austerity measures for all its departments, aided institutions, cooperatives and autonomous bodies in view of the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on the Government revenue.
“There shall be a complete ban on creation of new posts except for Health & Family Welfare Department. There shall be automatic abolition of redundant posts which have remained vacant for more than 5 years. New engagement of consultants, outsourcing and engagement of retired government employees shall be restricted,” the notification had stated.