RANCHI, May 19 -- Chief minister Hemant Soren said on Monday that his government has appointed around sixteen thousand teachers in the past two years, underlining that the Jharkhand government has been giving regular recruitment at a time when recruitment in other parts of the country was obstructed due to 'paper leak' incidents.

Addressing the newly recruited assistant teachers after handing over appointment letters at the state secretariat, the chief minister urged them to discharge their duties with utmost 'integrity, sensitivity, and dedication'.

"While appointments in other parts (of the country) are being disrupted by incidents such as paper leaks, the 'Abua Sarkar' (our government) has provided employment to over 9,000 youths in ...