Assam Govt To Fill Over 1200 Vacant Posts In Education Dept Before May 2022

Guwahati: In a major leap towards its commitment to give 1 lakh new appointments, the Assam BJP-led government announced that it would fill up over 1200 vacant posts in the state education sector before May this year.

The state Cabinet has nodded this on Wednesday.

While addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Health Minister Keshab Mahanta, elaborated on the key decisions taken in the Cabinet meet and said that the government has given the Education Department to recruit 743 Assistant Professors and make appointments in 524 four grade posts.

The Minister further added that the fourth-grade posts include some laboratory and library bearers' posts also.

"The government has nodded the Education dept to give appointments to 743 Assistant Professors and in 524 fourth grade posts. The Education Department has been instructed to make these recruitments before May this year", he added.

Informing another major decision taken in the Cabinet meeting, the Minister informed that the state government would set up an Assam Youth Commission which will look after the overall welfare of the youths in the state.

The Commission would keep eye on the private companies' recruitment in the state.

''The state government would also help the students who aspire to appear in various competitive examinations like medical entrance test, UPSC examinations,'' Mahanta added.

He also informed that the state government would form a platform to connect the NRIs from Assam for the development of the state, adding, ''The state government would make over 1 lakh appointments crossing its promise.

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