Gujarat govt to recruit 2,53,000 new employees in ten years, changes approved in GPSC exam system

Gandhinagar, 1 January 2014

The Government of Gujarat has taken a decision to recruit 2,53,000 government/semi government employees in next ten years. This detail was shared by senior minister and government spokesperson Shri Nitn Patel today in state capital.

Out of total 2,53,000 new recruitment, 1,53,000 employees will be recruited in government departments in class-1, 2 and 3, while 1,00,000 will be recruited in boards, corporations and granted institutions.

This decision has been taken in view of vacant positions in government departments.

As many as 36,000 new employees will be recruited in year 2013-14 itself according to government announcement.

Official announcement:

In a state cabinet meeting headed by Chief Minister, a ‘government recruitment calendar’ has been implemented as per the manpower requirements for the upcoming ten years in the state government services.

The spokespersons of Gujarat government, finance minister Nitinbhai Patel and planning minister Saurabhbhai Patel while outlining such a vital decision said, ‘‘It’s Gujarat who has initiated such type of scientific planning of manpower recruitment management in the government services in the nation ‘‘With the help of human resource development, recruitment opportunities and rather transparent procedures in the Gujarat, around 2.50 lakh of youth studying in the high level institutions stand a chance to geting government jobs into various 298 cadres of the state government for constantly ten years,’’ said spokespersons.

They said, ‘‘the occasions such as 150 th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in 2019 and Amrut Mahostav for India’s independence in 2022, are on the way. This decision will be a step forward with the help of dynamic approach of Chief Minister by implementing qualitative amendments in the fields of government recruitments and procedures in order to enhance and obtain skillful manpower. In this recruitment calendar, it has ascertained that for the upcoming 10 years, around 1.53 lakh recruitment opportunities will be created in the state government services, besides as per planning, those of boards, corporations and granted institutions will further generate employment opportunities for 1 lakh youth. Thus, all in that, more than over 2.50 lakh of candidates will be benefited by the government recruitment drive.’’

Ministers Mr.Nitinbhai Patel and Mr. Saurabhbhai Patel said, ‘‘Gujarat government will become a top employment provider into the fields of government services with this recruitment calendar. As a result of this calendar, the youth power of Gujarat will avail employment opportunities in the government and semi-government sectors, i.e 36,000 various recruitments during 2014 and 20,400 in 2015 will be created. Chief Minister is on the go to implementing qualitative changes into the public delivery systems of public services and generating more opportunities to the skillful candidates.’’

According to Chief Minister’s guidance, general administration department had been discussing continuously for a year with other departments with an aim to providing these departments proper manpower and consequently, it has been rightly initiated by the medium of this calendar to generate maximum employment opportunities for the youth. Wherein, 741 cadres have been mentioned as per the vacancy of each department with their yearly modifications in this recruitment management.

The spokespersons said, ‘‘During the upcoming 10 years, the roadmap of government recruitments will become more transparent, speedy along with simple recruitment processes. Moreover, scientific reorganization have been prepared for creating the services of genetic research scientists in the animal husbandry department and auditors in the cooperative departments.’’

‘‘Under the governance of Chief Minister, from the last 12 years around 2.61 lakh of youth have availed employment opportunities into the state government departments, panchayat services and also in a range of boards and corporations, wherein total transparency has been maintained and not a single allegation against corruption and bribe has taken place,’’ added by the spokespersons.

They stated, ‘‘with the implementation of this ten-year- recruitment calendar, the active youth power having skills and enthusiasm will join in the government services. Additionally, Gujarat’s administration will become a ‘Trade Center’ for the nation in the fields of dynamic administrative organization.’’

They clearly expressed, ‘‘both the center and the state governments have created an array of administrative amendment committees and as per their recommendations the recruitment opportunities and processes with scientific methods are yet to be decided. But the government of Mr. Modi, with an aim to transforming the government services into rather public-oriented, transparent and approachable mode has rightly adopted scientific approach to successfully implement ‘Manpower Planning’ for the upcoming 10 years.

Gujarat Government overhauls recruitment criteria and procedure for Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC)

According to government spokespersons, Finance Minister Nitin Patel and Planning Minister Saurabh Patel, the reorganization included overhauling the competitive examination system and test paper pattern for the combined GPSC Test.

The Ministers exuded confidence that this farsighted exercise should prove to be boon for talented fresh faces get coveted jobs, help them serve the state’s administrative service and become a role model.

The existing structure of GPSC would also be changed as the number of Members would be increased from five to eight.

They said the GSPC examination system is being overhauled with introduction of objective type questions for a three-tier system. This would also result in faster declaration of results. Some of the salient features of the revised examination system:

– The competitive examination will be taken in both Gujarati and English medium;

– The upper age limit to appear in test is being increased fro 28 to 30;

– The preliminary examination will be held to test in Spoken Gujarati and English (150 marks), Test of Reasoning (150 marks) and General Knowledge (200 marks);

– Six candidates will be short-listed from the preliminary examination for the main examination against each vacancy.

– The main examination will have five subjects, including Gujarati (100 marks), English (100 marks), Optional subject (200 marks), Analytical and General Knowledge (GK) 1-2 (200-200 marks);

– GK-1 Paper will have Gujarat’s History and Culture, Genera; Economic Affairs, Public Administration and State Government Service Matters;

– GK-2 Paper will have Current Affairs, Geography, Science and Technology, Moral Science and Subject of Choice; and

– One Optional Paper will have choice from 28 recognized subjects.

Similarly, the Ministers said, three candidates will be called for interview (100 marks) against each vacancy. The State Government would shortly prepare requisition placing for recruitment to various services, they said.