Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan made the announcement in a video statement.
Bhopal:
Government jobs in Madhya Pradesh will be reserved for the people of the state, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said today, announcing a decision that could be controversial at a time thousands across the country are facing a job crisis during the coronavirus pandemic.
“The Madhya Pradesh government has taken an important decision today. We will be taking necessary legal steps so that government jobs in Madhya Pradesh are only given to the state’s youth. Madhya Pradesh’s resources only for children of Madhya Pradesh,” Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in a video statement.
Mr Chouhan had earlier said the youth of Madhya Pradesh would be given preference in government jobs. “Madhya Pradesh youths will be given priority in government jobs. It is our duty to be concerned about the youths of our state at a time when job opportunities are scarce,” he said on Saturday, addressing the state on Independence Day.
“We will put in place a mechanism to ensure employment to local youths on the basis of their mark-sheets of Class X and XII,” he said.
The Chief Minister had also spoken about fighting in court for increasing the OBC quota in jobs from 14 to 27 per cent in the state.
