Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently handed out appointment letters to 296 individuals from Tea Tribes and Adivasi communities who were selected through the Assam Direct Recruitment Examination (ADRE). The ceremony took place at the GMCH Auditorium in Guwahati, where 130 candidates were appointed to Grade-IV positions, and 166 to Grade-III services in various state government departments.
These appointments have brought the total number of government jobs offered by the current state government to 156,679. Chief Minister Sarma highlighted that candidates from Tea Tribes and Adivasi communities had previously been appointed to different roles in teaching, police, home, and health departments.
Sarma commended Assam for pioneering a common examination system for recruitment across departments, emphasizing the transparency maintained throughout the recruitment process. He also announced a three percent reservation for eligible Adivasi and Tea Tribe youth in Grade-III and Grade-IV posts, recognizing their significant contribution to Assam’s tea industry over the past two centuries.
The Chief Minister further extended the three percent reservation to Grade-I and Grade-II posts, allowing youth from tea garden areas to aim for higher positions like magistrates, police officers, and professors. This move is expected to foster a competitive academic environment among students from these communities and drive socio-economic progress.
