LUCKNOW, Sept. 8 -- Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said recruitment has become transparent and merit-based under his government unlike in previous regimes where "so much money was taken that they could not even look into the eyes of candidates."

At a programme held in Lok Bhavan, he personally distributed appointment letters to 11 instructors, while a total of 1,510 candidates received letters through the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC). Similar ceremonies were organized across districts. He congratulated the newly appointed instructors and their families, saying that jobs in Uttar Pradesh are now earned through honesty and hard work.

Highlighting the government's employment drive...