Himanta gives job letters to 4,369 for Grade IV posts

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday distributed appointment letters to 4,369 candidates selected for Grade IV posts through the Assam Direct Recruitment Examination (ADRE) at a programme held at the Jyoti–Bishnu International Cultural Centre at Khanapara. With this, the total number of Government appointments made during the tenure of the present State Government has reached 1,50,033, thereby surpassing the commitment made during the 2021 Assembly elections.

It may be mentioned that after initiating the recruitment process through ADRE, the State Government for the first time had distributed appointment letters to 24,787 selected candidates on May 10, 2023. Of these, 11,048 candidates selected by the State-Level Recruitment Commission were appointed to Grade III posts, while 13,739 candidates were appointed to Grade IV posts. In the second phase, the process to fill Grade IV posts during 2023–24 was undertaken, culminating in the distribution of appointment letters to 4,369 candidates today.

Addressing the gathering, Chief Minister Sarma said the recruitment process initiated through ADRE was extremely complex and that maintaining transparency and public trust throughout was a major challenge. He said that earlier each department conducted its own recruitment examinations, often resulting in two or three examinations being held on the same day, causing serious inconvenience to candidates.

With nearly 200–300 examinations being conducted annually, effective monitoring was difficult, leading to allegations of corruption at various levels. Consequently, recruitment processes were frequently stalled due to court interventions, resulting in acute shortages of officers and staff in Government departments.

The programme was attended by Cabinet Ministers Ranjeet Kumar Dass, Keshab Mahanta, UG Brahma, Chandra Mohan Patowary, Jogen Mohan, Jayanta Malla Baruah, Nandita Gorlosa, Prashanta Phukan, Krishnendu Paul and Rupesh Gowala, MP Bhubaneswar Kalita, Additional Chief Secretary B Kalyan Chakravarthy, Commissioner and Secretary of the General Administration Department MS Manivannan, along with several other dignitaries and senior officials.