CM hands over appointment letters to 178 officials selected through UKSPSC
Garhwal Post Bureau
Dehradun, 27 Nov: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami handed over appointment letters to 178 candidates selected through the Uttarakhand State Public Service Commission for the Economics and Statistics, Agriculture and Horticulture, and Women Empowerment and Child Development departments at a ceremony held at his Camp Office here today. Those selected included 117 candidates for the Economics and Statistics Department, 12 for the Agriculture Department, 30 for the Horticulture Department and 19 for the Women Empowerment and Child Development Department.
Congratulating the newly appointed candidates on this occasion, Dhami expressed confidence that they would discharge their duties with honesty, integrity and dedication and would play a vital role in fulfilling the resolve to make Uttarakhand a developed, self-reliant, and leading state in the country. The CM emphasised the critical role of the Economics and Statistics Department as the nodal agency for data collection and analysis, stating that quality, reliable, and timely data are fundamental for effective planning, implementation, and evaluation of government schemes. He urged the new Assistant Statistical Officers to assess the impact of various government policies and schemes and provide the system with fact-based feedback so that necessary corrective measures can be taken promptly.
Speaking on the occasion, the CM also reminded that over the past four and a half years, more than 26,500 youths have been provided opportunities in government service through a transparent process, a figure more than double the appointments made during the tenure of previous governments since the state’s formation. He noted that the government has taken a strong stand against the cheating and exam rigging mafia by implementing a strict anti-copying law, ensuring transparency, speed, and credibility in the recruitment process. Dhami added that extensive employment and self-employment opportunities have been created through schemes such as the Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana, the new Start-up and Entrepreneurship Policy, the new Tourism Policy, and through various initiatives in agriculture, fruit production and homestays and that they have contributed to a significant rise in reverse migration figures in the state.
Also present on the occasion were Kalki Peethadhishwar Acharya Pramod Krishnam, Cabinet Ministers Ganesh Joshi and Rekha Arya, Rajya Sabha MP Naresh Bansal, MLAs Bharat Chaudhary and Savita Kapoor, Vice Chairman of the 20-Point Programme Implementation Committee Jyoti Prasad Gairola, Principal Secretary R Meenakshi Sundaram, Secretary SN Pandey, and other officials.
