Over a decade on, Chandigarh MC to hire 172 on regular posts
Sandeep Rana
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 30
After a gap of over a decade, the local Municipal Corporation is filling 172 vacancies on regular basis.
The MC is hiring employees for posts, including sub-divisional engineer (SDE), junior engineer (JE), fireman, clerical staff and driver. Of the total 172 posts, 68 are of general pool, 20 are reserved for SC, 31 for OBC, 39 for ex-servicemen, 13 for EWS (general) and one for physically challenged.
MC Commissioner KK Yadav said, “We have advertised these posts and they will soon be filled.”
According to the MC recruitment notice, all details regarding the hiring will be available on its website from April 8. Interested candidates will be able to apply between April 8 and May 3. The last date for submission of fee will be May 5. Only online applications will be accepted.
An MC official said it was way back in 2010 that regular vacancies were filled. Then, firemen, SDEs and JEs were appointed. For other posts, last regular recruitment was done in 2004. For the past few years, the MC has been hiring on contractual and outsourcing basis. “The posts are being filled so that these don’t get lapsed,” said an official.
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