Chandigarh, Jan. 4 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday handed over appointment letters to 606 new recruits of the education department saying that the Punjab government so far has provided more than 61,000 government jobs to the youth of Punjab within four years.

The newly appointed candidates include 385 special educator teachers, 157 primary teachers, eight principals, and 56 employees recruited on compassionate grounds. "After assuming office in April 2022, our government launched a massive recruitment drive under which 61,281 jobs have been provided so far. Every single appointment has been made purely on merit and transparency, and not even one has been challenged in court," said the CM.

Mann said that previous governments ...