Assam CM Hands Over Jobs To 5,690 Candidates In Education Department

Guwahati : Assam chief minister Himanta biswa Sarma on Thursday distributed appointment letter to 5,690 candidates in the education sector, taking the total number of government jobs provided in Assam to 1,64,359 during the current term of the government, surpassing the promise of creating one lakh jobs.

Distributing the appointment letters at a ceremony held at the Veterinary Playground in Khanapara, the chief minister said that the achievement reflected the government’s commitment to generating employment opportunities for the youth while strengthening the state’s education system.

Announcing that in the next five years he aims to recruit another 65,000 teachers so that every child in Assam receives quality education, he said, “We had promised to provide one lakh government jobs. Today we have already crossed that figure and provided over 1.64 lakh appointments.”

The chief minister reiterated, “Even if we had fulfilled only a small portion of our promise, people might have been satisfied. But we wanted to exceed expectations and deliver more opportunities to the youth of Assam.”

Asserting that the entire recruitment process had been conducted in a transparent and remained corruption-free, the chief minister said, “All these appointments have been made through a transparent and merit-based process. There has been no scope for bribery or unfair practices. Earlier governments could barely provide 20,000 to 25,000 jobs during their tenure, but today we have significantly expanded recruitment.”

According to figures released by the government, the 5,690 appointments span multiple categories in the education sector. These include 3,515 teachers for higher secondary schools, 116 candidates appointed to posts upgraded to teacher positions in 2021, and 197 candidates for upgraded posts of science and graduate teachers in upper primary schools.

In addition, 446 teachers were appointed in provincialised higher secondary schools, while 177 assistant professors in higher education institutions and four principals of engineering colleges also received appointment letters.

The chief minister also highlighted that the government has carried out a major expansion of the teaching workforce over the past five years. “In the last five years, nearly 95,000 teachers have been recruited across Assam. This is one of the largest recruitment drives in the education sector in the state’s history,” said Mr Sarma.

He also pointed out that the government is introducing reforms and technology-driven initiatives to strengthen the education system and improve learning outcomes.

He claimed that initiatives of the government have resulted in significant decline in drip out besides strengthening the state education system.