During the tenure of the current government, 24 thousand 33 people have been employed in the state: Sushanta

Agartala, Dec 29, 2022, By Our Correspondent

Agartala: Dec 29: Before the formation of the BJP government, the promise was to provide 50,000 jobs a year for the unemployed youth. But in the long 57-58 months, only 24 thousand 33 people have been employed in the state. In a press conference in Secretariat on Thursday evening, Minister Sushanta Chowdhury said that after the establishment of the current government in 2018, approval has been received from the finance department to fill up a total of 41 thousand 949 vacancies. Out of that 24 thousand 33 vacant posts have been filled. Minister Sushanta Chowdhury presented this information at a press conference in Secretariat on Thursday.

In a press conference, Minister Sushanta Chowdhury while highlighting the statistics of how many government jobs have been provided by the present government said that since the establishment of the present government in 2018 till December 16, 2022, a total of 41 thousand 949 vacancies have been approved by the finance department. . Among them there are 17 thousand 687 regular posts. 1 thousand 329 people have been employed in die-in-harness. 8 thousand 13 people have been employed on contract basis. 5 thousand 879 people have been recruited through out sourcing. Of the 41 thousand 949 vacancies approved by the Finance Department, 24 thousand 33 vacancies have already been filled. Among remaining vacancies there are about 5000 vacancies under JRBT, 6000 vacancies for Special Executive, about 3000 for TET pass. 1 thousand police personnel will be appointed. All these vacancies are in process of filling up. Minister Sushanta Chowdhury also presented the information about how many people have been appointed in any department after the establishment of the current government. In the press conference, he said that there are 63 departments under the state government.

He presented the information about how many people have been employed in any of these departments during the current government. He said that after the establishment of the present government in Secretariat and Vidhan Sabha, 20 people have got jobs so far, 19 people have got jobs in Raj Bhavan, 165 people have got jobs in General Administration SA, 17 people have got jobs in Election Office, 10 people have got jobs in Law Office, Jobs in Revenue Office There have been 281 people, 184 people have been employed in administration. 8 people got jobs in Department of Economics and Statistics, 3 thousand 279 people got jobs in Home Department, 40 people got jobs in Transport Department, 51 people got jobs in Cooperative Department, 677 people in TSECL, 108 people in Health and Family Welfare Department, 3 thousand 858 people in Health Department , 49 people in Information and Technology Department, 27 people in Population Welfare Department, 72 people in Scheduled Castes Welfare Department, 15 people in Food Department, 67 people in Industry and Commerce Department, 21 people in Fisheries Department, 306 people in Agriculture Department, 177 people in Animal Resource Development Department, Forest Department 742 people, 3 thousand 697 people in RD office, 128 people in RD panchayet, 61 people in science and technology department, 94 people in urban development department, 1 thousand 139 people in higher education department, 2 thousand 186 people in social welfare and social education department. 15 people got jobs in Public, Youth Welfare and Sports Department, 825 people in Drinking Water and Health Provision Department, 25 people in Tourism Department, 79 people in Information and Technology Department. Several people got jobs in other departments. In the press conference, Minister Sushanta Chowdhury said that the opposition, especially the Congress and CPIM, are promoting that government jobs have been stopped during the current government. However, during the Left Front government from 2013 to 2017, a total of 13,657 people have been given jobs. And during the current government, he has been given double jobs.