Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will distribute appointment letters to over 11 thousand people in various government departments on September 23 in a step towards his promise to provide one lakh jobs in the state.

The appointment letters will be distributed at a ceremonial event to be held at the Khanapara Veterinary field in Guwahati. New appointments will be given to a total of 11,202 candidates in as many as 21 departments of the state government.

CM Sarma took to Twitter to inform that these appointments will be in addition to the already appointed 27,737 candidates.

He said, “We commit, we deliver- Major milestone in our drive to ensure one lakh jobs in Assam. Following 27,737 successful recruitments, GoA will now hand over appointment letters to 11,202 candidates in 21 govt depts on September 23, 2022, in a ceremonial function in Khanapara, Guwahati.”

Of the total new recruitments, the highest number of appointments will take place in the home and political department. This will be followed by 3,811 in school education and 927 in higher and technical education.

Moreover, the public works department (PWD) will see 304 new recruitments, health and family welfare will get 299 new appointments, followed by 277 in panchayat and rural department and 137 in irrigation department.

Furthermore, the environment and forest department will get 33 new candidates, while the 24 candidates will be appointed to the skill, employment and entrepreneurship department. 13 candidates in sports and youth welfare, 11 in transportation and development department will get appointment letters.

The other department that will get new recruits are handloom and textiles, cooperation, information and public relations, and skill, employment and entrepreneurship departments.