Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday said the state has set a new record by providing government jobs to 26,074 eligible youth purely on the basis of merit.

Addressing a gathering at local Municipal Bhawan during a function organised to hand over appointment letters to 188 Junior Engineers, the CM said the state is witnessing a new revolution where the youth are being empowered with government jobs.  He said that this is just the beginning and 26074 jobs have been given in ten months of tenure.

Stating that more jobs are in pipeline and this process will continue in coming days, he said merit is the sole criteria for recruitment against the government jobs as complete transparency is being ensured in the recruitment process so that bright youth are employed with the state government.

The CM said the state government had taken exemplary decisions in the last ten months of its tenure. He said that while the other parties had made promises to the people during the run up of the polls, they had given guarantees to the masses.

He said the government has fulfilled the guarantee of giving 300 units of free electricity per month from 1 July. He said it is a matter of great pride and satisfaction that 87 per cent of the households in the state have zero electricity bill in the months of November-December, 2022.

Mann said he hails from a humble family and knows well what are the problems being faced by them. He said fulfilling another guarantee the state government has opened 500 Aam Aadmi clinics across the state where the online data of every patient visiting these clinics is being maintained.

The CM said this will help in data compilation for formulation of strategy to combat deadly diseases in the state.  He said it is shameful that they are even criticising this pro-people initiative.

Mann said Opposition for the sake of opposition is totally unwarranted and undesirable. Bhagwant Mann said that these people are against the progress and prosperity of the state due to which they are opposing this initiative.

The CM said the state government has started schools of eminence in the state. He said that these schools will ensure holistic development of the students studying in these government schools. Mann said development of students will be ensured as per his interest and schools will groom specialists for the coming future.