Renowned Archer Jayanta Talukdar Appointed as Deputy Superintendent of Police

Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma today distributed appointment letters to 200 successful candidates of the 2023 Combined Competitive Examination, securing positions in the Assam Civil Service, Assam Police Service, and allied services, at an event held at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra. Additionally, 363 candidates received appointments in the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department, Public Health Engineering Department, and Cultural Affairs Department. In a significant gesture, Dr. Sarma also conferred the appointment letter for Deputy Superintendent of Police upon Arjuna Awardee and Olympian Archer Jayanta Talukdar. Having achieved its milestone of one lakh recruitments, the state government now advances towards its target of 1.5 lakh appointments, with today’s distribution of appointment letters to 564 candidates marking a crucial step forward.

Notably, among the successful candidates of the 2023 Combined Competitive Examination, 43 have been appointed to the Personnel Department, 35 to the Home and Political Department, and 96 to the Finance Department. Additionally, one candidate each has been appointed to the Excise and Skill & Entrepreneurship Departments, while three have joined the Panchayat & Rural Development, Cooperation, and Revenue & Disaster Management Departments. Further appointments include four in the Labour Welfare Department, 11 in the Education (Elementary) Department, 73 in the Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Department, 262 in the Public Health Engineering Department, and 28 in the Cultural Affairs Department.

Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister underscored the imperative of transparent recruitment, efficient governance, and a dynamic administration in fostering public trust. He asserted that good governance is the cornerstone of a robust administrative framework, cautioning that its absence invariably leads to social instability and an erosion of confidence in the system. Acknowledging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade-long commitment to establishing a model of governance, he noted that these initiatives have streamlined administrative processes, rendering them more systematic and significantly enhancing public service delivery.