Bathinda, June 24 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday urged youths of the state working abroad to return to their motherland, assuring them that his government will provide regular employment opportunities and make them active partners in the state's socio-economic progress.

He said his government's transparent recruitment process in jobs had restored the faith of youth in the system and triggered a reverse migration, with many youngsters now choosing to return to the state from abroad instead of seeking opportunities there.

Mann was addressing a gathering at an event where he handed over appointment letters to 665 newly recruited candidates in Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL).

He said the state had created ...