BHUBANESWAR: The state government on Thursday distributed appointment letters to 4,623 candidates across seven departments at the 15th State-Level Recruitment Fair held at Kalinga Stadium here.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi handed over the appointment letters and urged the newly recruited employees to view their roles as an opportunity for public service rather than mere employment.
Addressing the gathering, the chief minister said, “A government job is not just a livelihood but a unique opportunity to serve the people. Government employees are the real face of the administration. Our goal must be to ensure that benefits reach the last person in society.”
Out of the total appointments, 4,113 were made in the School and Mass Education department, followed by 154 in Forest, Environment and Climate Change, 143 in MSME, 77 in Steel and Mines, 70 in Fisheries and Animal Resources Development, 52 in Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and 14 in Skill Development and Technical Education departments.
The chief minister said since June 2024, the state has provided 44,082 government jobs and facilitated 92,000 employment opportunities in the private sector. He offered five key guidelines to the new appointees, maintain zero tolerance towards corruption, remain responsive to public grievances, align personal views with government policies during duty, ensure timely service delivery, and uphold professionalism and courteous behaviour.
Union Tribal Affairs minister Jual Oram, who attended the event, lauded the state government’s efforts in generating employment. He urged the youth to treat public service as the highest form of profession and work with dedication under the chief minister’s leadership.
Fisheries, Animal Resources Development and MSME minister Gokulananda Mallik described the appointments as a responsibility rather than just a position and said that commitment and accountability will define the identity of the recruits.
Forest, Environment and Climate Change minister Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia, School and Mass Education minister Nityananda Gond, Panchayati Raj minister Rabi Narayan Naik and Skill Development minister Sampad Chandra Swain also spoke on the occasion.