Overview
- Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan told the Assembly the government aims to stop compelled out‑migration by 2029, reporting 2.35 lakh vacancies, 37,371 appointments so far, and about 65,000 recruitments in process.
- The BJP government said a migration task force led by Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo has met three times and issued recommendations shaping employment schemes.
- Officials reaffirmed a pledge to fill 1.5 lakh posts over five years on a merit-only basis, describing a shift from outsourcing toward statutory recruitment.
- Opposition members from the BJD and Congress pressed for faster, more transparent hiring, citing low budget utilisation of about 39 percent, vacant posts, and limited rural job options.
- Concerns over recruitment integrity intensified after a cancelled ANM exam over a question-paper leak, with the government noting at least one irregularity referred to the CBI and asserting zero tolerance for corruption.