New Delhi, June 9 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday handed over appointment letters to 355 newly recruited candidates, taking the total number of government jobs provided by the state government since assuming office in 2022 to 67,037.

The appointments were made across departments including Technical Education, Cooperation, Local Government, Water Supply and Sanitation, Animal Husbandry, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development, among others.

Addressing the event, Mann said the recruitments reflected a shift towards a merit-based and transparent hiring system in Punjab.

Calling the achievement a milestone in the government's employment campaign, Mann said all appointments had been made through a fair and competi...