CM felicitates 64 candidates who cracked civil services exam

Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini today felicitated 64 candidates from Haryana, who recently cleared the UPSC Civil Services Exam.

Saini said prior to 2014, youth in Haryana had to make rounds of the offices of MLAs and ministers to secure government jobs. However, after 2014, the state government implemented “Mission Merit” and established a transparent system of recruitment—providing jobs without “parchi-kharchi”. The government had provided over 1.75 lakh jobs based on merit, he claimed.

Earlier, Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi urged the candidates to draw lessons from Mahabharata. He said the Gita taught the message of selfless action (karma), and that one's duty should aim at the welfare of others.

Meanwhile, Ajay Kolia of Dhani Gopal village in Fatehabad district said both he and his brother had earlier secured government jobs (as gram sachiv and in police) without "parchi-kharchi" or political influence. He was able to continue preparing while working, and succeeded in the UPSC exam.

Similarly, Vijay Lakshmi from Tharwa village in Fatehabad said her father was a farmer and mother a homemaker, and despite societal pressure and criticism for sending a daughter of marriageable age to study in Chandigarh, her parents stood by her. Their support led to her securing the 233rd rank in the exam.

Samita Katkade Thakur, originally from Maharashtra, said she previously secured a Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO) post in Haryana on merit. She continued preparing for the civil services and had achieved the milestone.

Several other officers shared their stories. HCS officer Yash Malik posted in Sirsa; tehsildar Dheeraj Kumar Panchal from Rohtak; and Assistant Excise and Taxation Officer Aastha Singh from Panchkula, all noted that they first received jobs in the Haryana Government through a transparent process. And now, they had successfully cleared the exam.