Continuing the campaign to provide employment to the youth, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today handed over appointment letters to 2,105 young people recruited in the Punjab State Power Corporation. This brings the total number of government jobs given to youth so far to 58,962.
At a ceremony organized at the auditorium of the Government Medical College, Amritsar, the Chief Minister said unemployment is the root of many social problems, and therefore, the state government is focused on eradicating it. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that within about three and a half years of taking office, nearly 58,962 government jobs have been provided to youth, which is a record in itself. He said that today 2,023 linemen, 48 internal auditors, and 35 revenue accountants have been appointed in PSPCL and PSTCL.
Speaking about reforms in the power sector, Mann said that Powercom was drowning in debt when his government came to power, but they cleared Rs 2,000 crore of that debt. Since July 2022, the Chief Minister said that 90% of households have been receiving 600 units of free electricity, which has improved families’ financial conditions. He further said that the government also restarted the Pachhwara coal mine to ensure a steady coal supply, making Punjab a surplus coal state. Mann further stated that the government purchased the GVK thermal plant in Goindwal Sahib for Rs 1,080 crore and renamed it after the third Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Amar Das.
The Chief Minister said that for the first time in Punjab’s history, a state government has bought private property, whereas previous regimes sold public assets to their favorites for pennies. Blaming past governments for plunging Punjab into debt, he said they inherited a debt of Rs 2.75 lakh crore but, sadly, none of the borrowed money contributed to Punjab’s development. His government, Bhagwant Singh Mann said that is spending every penny on the state’s progress and welfare.
Criticizing the BJP-led central government for interfering in Punjab’s matters, the Chief Minister said the Centre is deliberately targeting Punjab. Dissolving the Senate and Syndicate of Panjab University, he said, was a direct attack on the state’s proud heritage.
