Chandigarh, March 30:In a major recruitment drive under theChief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's flagship, "Ghar-GharRozgaar" employment generation programme, the Punjab Government hasinitiated the process to fill 2,280 posts in various departments through PunjabSubordinate Services Selection Board (PSSSB).
This was disclosed by the Chief Secretary Ms Vini Mahajan,here on Tuesday.
She said the Board has given in-principle approval to therecruitment drive and advertisements to this effect would be issued shortly.
The Chief Secretary said the PSSSB would ensure a fair andtransparent recruitment drive, and the Board would carry out videography,install jammers and biometric technology to complete the entire recruitmentprocess smoothly to ensure merit-based selections, in line with the mandategiven by the Chief Minister.
Divulging details, the PSSSB chairman Raman Behl said therecruitment drive will be held to fill 847 posts of warder and matron in theJails department, 199 posts of legal clerk in the various departments to ensurespeedy justice to the people, 807 librarians in the Education department, 56Senior Industrial Development Officers in the Industries and Commercedepartment, 61 Block Level Extension Officers, 51 Excise and TaxationExaminers, 120 technical assistants in Punjab Warehousing Corporation, 112supervisors in the Social Security department and 27 posts of Fishery Officersin the state.
He said the Board will soon issue advertisements to seek applicationsfrom the eligible candidates.