Bhagwant Mann announces BUMPER vacancies, Punjab govt to recruit over 1,600 Assistant Linemen

The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited has notified 1,690 vacancies for the post of Assistant Lineman.

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New Delhi: The Bhagwant Mann-led government on Friday (April 22, 2022) announced bumper vacancies and said that they will recruit over 1,600 people. The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) notified as many as 1,690 vacancies for the post of 'Assistant Lineman'.

According to the notice available on PSPCL's official website at https://pspcl.in/, a detailed advertisement along with the category-wise breakup, eligibility criteria and other details will be available after April 30, 2022.

"Candidates are advised to visit PSPCL website from time to time," the public notice read.

Earlier last month, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had held his first Cabinet meet and had approved filling up 25,000 vacant posts in various state departments, including 10,000 in the police force.

Mann had announced the decision in a video message and had said that the process of advertisement and notification for these jobs would be initiated within a month. He had stated that the jobs will be given on merit.

There will be no discrimination, no "sifarish" (recommendation) and no bribe, Mann had said.

Chaired the first cabinet meeting. The Punjab cabinet has approved notification of 25,000 job vacancies within one month.

As we promised before the election, jobs opportunities for our Punjab's youth will be the topmost priority of AAP Govt.

pic.twitter.com/rRElBoJxc2 — Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) March 19, 2022

This "historic" decision would open new vistas of employment for the youth by providing jobs to them in the government sector through a transparent and merit-based mechanism, he had said.

Chief Minister @BhagwantMann led #PunjabCabinet gives nod to provide 25,000 government jobs to youth in its maiden meeting. Okays presentation of supplementary demands for grants for 2021-22. Also gives nod to present vote on account for year 2022-23. pic.twitter.com/cZ5IO0tSI2 — CMO Punjab (@CMOPb) March 19, 2022

Unemployment, notably, has been one of the major issues that Mann's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had raised during the recently-concluded Punjab assembly polls and the party had promised to take the first cabinet decision of offering jobs after it came to power.

(With agency inputs)