Chandigarh, August 2 – Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini said that government employees are the backbone of the state’s administrative machinery and play a pivotal role in driving development.
Addressing newly recruited Group-D employees at a state-level ‘sammelan’ held in Panchkula on Saturday, he urged them to work with the spirit of “public interest above all” and to function as a team to build a strong, inclusive and self-reliant Haryana.
Extending best wishes to all the newly recruited employees, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini said that a government job is not just employment but an opportunity to serve the motherland that has given us everything and the society that has shaped our identity. Government employees are the most crucial link between the people and the administration, he said.
Highlighting Haryana’s progress, the Chief Minister said the state has emerged as a frontrunner in the country, achieving new milestones in agriculture, industry, education, healthcare, sports, women empowerment and digital governance. This success does not belong to policymakers alone, it is equally the result of the dedication and integrity of hardworking officers and employees who discharge their duties tirelessly. Employees must continue to uphold the values of service, integrity, transparency and efficiency, he added.
The Chief Minister said that under the Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi’s leadership over the past 11 years, India has witnessed transformative changes across sectors. In 2014, India ranked 14th in terms of economic strength, but today, after years of steady progress, it has become the world’s fourth-largest economy, he said.
Taking a dig at the Opposition, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini recalled that during the Assembly elections, a leader from the Opposition had promised jobs in exchange for votes. Bids were being placed on jobs. Our government has taken a firm stand against such practices and has ensured that recruitments are done strictly on the basis of merit, he asserted.
The Chief Minister said that today, children from economically weaker families are also securing government jobs and realising their dreams. Earlier, during the tenure of previous governments, the youth were deprived of the desired results of their hard work. But now, jobs are being given purely on the basis of merit, he remarked, he said.
The Chief Minister said that since 2014, the state government has been working with the mantra of ‘Public service is the ultimate duty’. He reiterated that the government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards corruption, a policy that is no longer confined to paper but is visible on the ground.
He assured employees that the government remains committed to their training, skill development, and welfare, while simultaneously promoting a better work culture, modern infrastructure and digital processes at every level. In the third term of our government, 30,000 government jobs have been given. For Group C and D posts, the process of interviews has ended, and recruitment is now done only through written examinations. In addition, through 2,083 Rozgar Melas, 1,06,283 youth have been provided with an employment opportunities in the private sector, he said.
The Chief Minister further said that on the lines of the Central Government’s Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), Haryana employees would be given the same benefit from August 1, 2025. A notification in this regard was issued on July 2, and around two lakh state employees will benefit from the scheme.
Referring to the recently held Common Eligibility Test (CET) for Group C posts on July 26 and 27, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini appreciated the support of officers, employees, the Roadways Department, private schools and various NGOs in ensuring that candidates could reach examination centres without any inconvenience.
In Haryana, government jobs are now earned through merit only, says Gaurav Gautam
Minister of State for Sports, Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurship, Sh. Gaurav Gautam said that the Chief Minister had fulfilled his promise of providing 24,000 jobs transparently. With the Chief Minister’s guidance, I have been given the opportunity to serve as a representative of the youth, and I am committed to performing this role with utmost dedication, he said.
He added that Haryana now leads the country in transparency and integrity. Before 2014, young people had no hope for justice. They were forced to run after politicians and middlemen for jobs. Today, the same youth are working hard in coaching centres, sports grounds and libraries. This transformation is a result of the Chief Minister’s visionary leadership, said Sh. Gaurav Gautam..
He emphasised that in Haryana, government jobs are now given on merit basis only. ‘Bina Parchi Kharchi naukari’, is not merely a slogan but a strong foundation that will establish the state as a model of honesty and transparency in the coming years, said the Minister.
Extending his best wishes to the newly appointed employees, Sh. Gaurav Gautam urged them to discharge their duties with full dedication and sincerity.
MLA Shakti Rani Sharma, former Assembly Speaker, Sh. Gian Chand Gupta, Panchkula Mayor, Sh. Kulbhushan Goyal, Additional Chief Secretary, Women and Child Development, Sh. Sudhir Rajpal, Commissioner and Secretary, Information, Public Relations, Languages and Culture Department Dr. Amit Agrawal, Commissioner and Secretary, Human Resources Department, Sh. C.G. Rajinikanthan, Director, Human Resources Department, Sh. Vinay Pratap Singh, along with several other dignitaries also attended the programme.
