New Delhi: The newly formed Punjab cabinet, in its first meeting after the Punjab Assembly election took place recently, has passed the proposal of providing a total of 25,000 government jobs in the state, reported ANI.
The Cabinet has passed the proposal of providing a total of 25,000 govt jobs, including 10,000 vacancies in the Punjab Police department & 15,000 vacancies in other govt departments
Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab administration’s meeting took place on Saturday in Chandigarh.
Creating job opportunities was one of the electoral promises that the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party had made during the polls in the state. Among other promises that AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister made was improving the conditions of government schools and hospitals in the state, providing free electricity up to 300 units per billing cycle, and providing Rs 1,000 per month to women over the age of 18 years.
A clean administration and crackdown on the state's drug menace was also promised by the party.
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, on Thursday, had announced the inauguration of an anti-corruption helpline in the state on 'Shaheed Diwas (Martyr's Day)' on March 23.
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