New Delhi, May 25 -- Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday distributed appointment letters to 483 candidates selected for positions in the state's irrigation and agriculture departments, as the government reiterated its focus on recruitment and public sector employment.

The appointment letters were handed over at the Chief Sevak Sadan at the chief minister's camp office. Of the total appointments, 473 were made in the irrigation department and 10 in the agriculture department.

Addressing the selected candidates, Dhami said the state government had prioritised transparency in recruitment through measures including the implementation of an anti-cheating law for competitive examinations. He said the policy changes were a...