Chandigarh, December 20 - Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that the government is complying with the spirit of its slogan of recruiting according to merit. Those who indulge in corruption in recruitments will not be spared at all. The State Vigilance Bureau has succeeded in nabbing the gang leaking competitive examination papers. An independent and impartial investigation is underway in the matter. If the opposition also has any information related to discrepancy in competitive examinations, then they should give it to the State Vigilance Bureau or the court so that immediate action can be taken and no one will be spared. The Chief Minister was replying to the adjournment motion on the second day of the winter session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha.
The Chief Minister was responding to the adjournment motion on the second day of the winter session of the Haryana Legislative Assembly. The discussion on the proposal went on for more than 3 hours in which many members participated. Many members of opposition including the Congress mentioned during the discussions, that the Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal is honest, however, some people among the lower ranks are corrupt. They should not go unnoticed and should be investigated.
They said that the Chief Minister has taken the initiative to award jobs on merit, however, those who are using unfair means should be brought to book.
Responding to the adjournment motion the Chief Minister said that the opposition has been saying time and again that the Chief Minister is honest during their adjournment motion then why do they still have doubts. He thanked the opposition and said that the guilty will not be spared. We have complete faith in our investigation agencies. Due to the misdeeds of one person the entire system cannot be blamed and those suspected will be rounded up. Haryana Government has recruited people to 84,000 posts without ‘Parchi Kharchi’ which include people from needy families. During previous governments people used to even sell their jewellery to buy jobs. But during the present government recruitments are being made on the basis of merit. The youth have faith in the government and the government intends to maintain it.
Haryana Public Service Commission is an autonomous body. The commission has a chairman and 5 members. Written examination is conducted by the commission for recruitment, in which complete transparency is maintained. So far no case of question paper leak has come to light in any written examination conducted by the commission. Advertisement for 155 posts of HCS (Executive Branch) and Other Allied Services 2021 was released on February 26, 2021. A total of 1,48,262 candidates applied for these posts. The preliminary examination was conducted on September 12, 2021 in 535 examination centres located in 13 districts. The result of the preliminary examination was declared on September 24, 2021, in which 2041 candidates were shortlisted for the main examination. The advertisement for the 81 posts of Dental Surgeon was released on February 25, 2021. A total of 7,891 candidates applied for these posts. The written examination was conducted on September 26, 2021 in 29 examination centres located in Panchkula. The result of the written examination was declared on November 10, 2021. In which total 220 candidates were shortlisted for interview.