Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath delivers a speech after presenting appointment letters to candidates selected for the posts of Mandi Secretary and Technical Assistant at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow on August 25, 2026.
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) in Lucknow said the State government will provide appointment letters to one lakh youths over the next six months.Mr. Adityanath added that more than 9.3 lakh youths had been provided government jobs by his government through a transparent and non-discriminatory process since 2017.“The government has provided government jobs to more than 9.3 lakh youth in a transparent manner without discrimination over the last nine years. In Uttar Pradesh, one lakh jobs were once only an imagination, but we are going to hand over government job appointment letters to one lakh youth within the next six months. The process of declaring results is underway,” said Mr. Adityanath, addressing a function at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan.In the function, he handed over appointment letters to 3,446 newly selected Technical Assistants (Group-C) and 126 Mandi Secretaries in the Agriculture Department under Mission Rozgar through the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC). Mr. Adityanath urged newly selected candidates that since the government has provided transparent appointments, they should also use this opportunity for the benefit of the State, future generations, and the country. Honest discharge of duty is the theory of “Nation First.”The Chief Minister further added, “our commissions and boards are effectively ensuring that appointment letters are issued to deserving candidates based on merit through a transparent recruitment process, free from discrimination and in accordance with reservation policies. This is praiseworthy. The selection of the most qualified candidates allows the entire state to harness their energy.”The Chief Minister told officials of the recruitment commissions and boards, “there is no government interference in your operations. If we have granted you autonomy, then it is imperative to deliver results promptly. The declaration of results should not exceed six months after a requisition is received. Advertisements should be issued within one month, followed by examinations conducted within the subsequent two months. Streamline the process to ensure that the youth can channel their energy effectively. When we advance with the vigor of youth, positive outcomes will ensue.”Hailing the transparent recruitment over the last nine years as an achievement of the double-engine government of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the CM accused the previous Samajwadi Party (SP) government of neglecting youths.“Before 2017, as soon as advertisements were issued, the chacha-bhatija (uncle-nephew) duo and the Mahabharat clan would set out for collections. Youth kept wandering, but results never came. Ultimately, the Hon’ble Court had to stay the process. The time and age of youth were wasted,” he said.“Young people who failed to get jobs were considered unworthy, but the fault was not of the youth. The fault lay with politicians sitting in the government machinery and dishonest people sitting in commissions and boards. Our government had said that we would break the backbone of the copying mafia and also bring their patrons to the ground. We got mafia properties confiscated and recovered money from them,” the CM added..Mr. Adityanath said that after becoming Chief Minister in 2017, he directed officials of the Board of Secondary Education to conduct examinations and declare results within one month.“When the response was negative, I told them, ‘Leave your chairs; I will get it done within a month.’ Today, examinations for 56 lakh candidates of the U.P. Board are completed within 14 days, and results are declared within the next 14 days. Earlier, examinations that started in February continued until the scorching heat of June. Now, examinations are conducted without copying, and results are declared on time. Universities have also been directed to bring reforms. Educational institutions should prepare themselves for students’ skilling, careers, and employment,” he added. Published - August 26, 2026 05:46 am IST
