JALANDHAR: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday handed over appointment letters to 1,746 youth joining the Punjab Police, marking another major step in the state government’s drive to provide merit-based employment while strengthening the police force. He said that 13,092 personnel have been added to the Police force in the last four-and-a-half years, with recruitment of another 3,298 constables underway, while 70,840 youth have so far been given government jobs on merit under the ‘No Cash, No Farmaish’ principle.
Alongside expanding the force, the Punjab government has also approved 1,600 new district-cadre posts of Inspectors, SIs and ASIs to be filled through departmental promotions, underscoring its focus on strengthening the force while protecting Punjab’s hard-earned peace and tackling emerging challenges, including threats of unrest and terrorism and road safety.
Sharing a few snippets from the occasion, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann stated on X: “Today, at the PAP Ground in Jalandhar, handed over appointment letters to 1,746 young men and women joining the Punjab Police. These youngsters have been recruited under ‘No Cash, No Farmaish’, purely on the basis of merit… In the last around two-and-a-half years, our government has provided more than 70,840 jobs, which is a historic achievement. I am fully confident that these newly recruited brave young men and women will protect Punjab and the country with complete honesty and dedication… Heartiest congratulations to all the youngsters and their families on this new beginning. Welcome to the Punjab Police family. Inquilab Zindabad.”
CM Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the force is also acting as a deterrent against traffic violations and added that Union Minister Nitin Gadkari had hailed the initiative of the state government in Parliament. “Now you have become an integral part of the government. Serve the people with missionary zeal and use your pen and your position to help the needy and underprivileged sections of society,” he told the newly recruited youth.
