Chandigarh, Oct. 17 -- Highlighting the growing demand for government employment among Gen Z and the state's efforts to expand career opportunities, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, on Saturday, said 15.09 lakh candidates have registered for the upcoming Group D Common Eligibility Test (CET), while 46,500 youths had secured government jobs during the past two years of the BJP's third consecutive term.

Addressing a press conference in Chandigarh to present his government's two-year progress report, Saini said merit-based recruitment, private-sector placements, skill development and employment opportunities for former Agniveers remained central to Haryana's youth development strategy.

"During the past two years, we have provided go...