Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday accused previous state governments of patronising mafias and criminals, alleging that political recommendations and financial transactions, rather than merit, determined recruitment for government jobs.
“In previous governments in the state, mafias and criminals were patronised. “Our friends in the opposition are adept at spreading misinformation. They also spread a lot of misinformation about the Agniveer scheme. He claimed Uttar Pradesh’s economy had tripled over the past nine-and-a-half years, with per capita income also tripling.
“I am pleased to share that over the past nine-and-a-half years, we have distributed 9.5 lakh government appointment letters without any recommendation or financial transaction. He said the recruitment process for around 4,500 sub-inspectors was complete, and the government would distribute appointment letters next week. He said the recruitment process for more than 32,000 police constables and 42,000 Home Guard personnel was also complete, and appointment letters would be issued soon. On infrastructure development, the chief minister said all 57,000 gram panchayats in the state had adequate electricity supply. He said his government had provided the necessary infrastructure to around 1.53 lakh hamlets that previously lacked electricity. Describing religious tourism as an important source of employment, Adityanath claimed that Uttar Pradesh received 156 crore tourist visits last year.
Addressing the ‘Youth Icon Summit’ organised by the Times of India Group, Adityanath said his government had transformed the state’s law-and-order situation and created new opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship. Political recommendations and financial transactions, rather than merit, determined recruitment to government jobs,” he said. The chief minister claimed that Uttar Pradesh faced a crisis of identity and security before 2017, while his government had changed the situation by adopting a “zero-tolerance” policy against criminals. Still, we have made arrangements to provide jobs to Agniveers returning after four years of service through direct recruitment in all state government departments,” he said. No one has been discriminated against,” he said. Reiterating his government’s commitment to providing employment to young people, the chief minister said it aimed to provide another one lakh government jobs to youths over the next six months. Adityanath said his government had also employed sportspersons under the “bring medals, get jobs” policy, with around 1,400 athletes having received appointment letters so far.
