Chandigarh, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday said his government will soon start the recruitment process to fill 50,000 vacancies in the state.
Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of the new Chairman of Haryana Staff Selection Commission, he said this will be done as part of the government's ongoing efforts to provide employment opportunities and support the aspirations of the youth.
The Chief Minister stressed on continuing the "transparent" recruitment system for government jobs.
Saini said that the state government is going to provide 50,000 new job opportunities and said that the present government has given jobs on the basis of merit without any discrimination.
"It is a matter of pride that the youth have increased confidence in the functioning of the government as they are getting government jobs without any 'kharchi-parchi' (bribes or favoritism) which was prevalent in the previous administration," he said.
With the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently striking down the government's policy of giving extra marks under socio-economic criteria to government job aspirants, Saini said the state will approach the Supreme Court in this regard.
"The state government is committed to protecting the interests of the candidates. We will soon present this case in the Supreme Court and advocate it strongly to ensure justice for the youth," he said.
Saini said the socio-economic criteria was introduced to provide opportunities to members of poor families who do not have any government job. He also criticized previous governments before 2014 for neglecting such families.
On May 31, the High Court had declared as unconstitutional the socio-economic criteria set by the Haryana government to give extra marks to certain categories of candidates in state government jobs.
Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of the new Chairman of Haryana Staff Selection Commission, he said this will be done as part of the government's ongoing efforts to provide employment opportunities and support the aspirations of the youth.
The Chief Minister stressed on continuing the "transparent" recruitment system for government jobs.
Saini said that the state government is going to provide 50,000 new job opportunities and said that the present government has given jobs on the basis of merit without any discrimination.
"It is a matter of pride that the youth have increased confidence in the functioning of the government as they are getting government jobs without any 'kharchi-parchi' (bribes or favoritism) which was prevalent in the previous administration," he said.
With the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently striking down the government's policy of giving extra marks under socio-economic criteria to government job aspirants, Saini said the state will approach the Supreme Court in this regard.
"The state government is committed to protecting the interests of the candidates. We will soon present this case in the Supreme Court and advocate it strongly to ensure justice for the youth," he said.
Saini said the socio-economic criteria was introduced to provide opportunities to members of poor families who do not have any government job. He also criticized previous governments before 2014 for neglecting such families.
On May 31, the High Court had declared as unconstitutional the socio-economic criteria set by the Haryana government to give extra marks to certain categories of candidates in state government jobs.
