Nearly 7,000 people get letters of appointment from Bihar govt

Nitish Kumar government fills 7,000 vacant posts in Bihar, overcoming legal hurdles, boosting development and facing political opposition.

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Tuesday (February 4, 2025) said it filled close to 7,000 posts in various departments, which had been lying vacant for years because of legal wrangles.

Appointment letters were given away to a total of 6,341 junior engineers, who will be posted in eight departments, at a function which was attended by the Chief Minister.

Besides, 496 instructors (anudeshak), to be posted in the Labour Department, got their letters of appointment at the same function.

The Department of Water Resources, currently held by senior JD(U) leader Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, was the nodal authority for recruitment of all JEs.

Mr. Chaudhary later briefed journalists on the development.

"Most of these posts had been advertised way back in 2019 by the Bihar Technical Service Commission. But many aspirants, including those already rendering services on a contractual basis and the ones who held diplomas awarded by non-government institutions, challenged the process of recruitment in Patna High Court and Supreme Court," he said.

"As the nodal department, we reviewed the roadblocks that came in the way of the chief minister's resolve to fill up vacant government posts. On the CM's advice, a proposal for resolving the impasse was submitted before the apex court which gave its nod for the recruitment process," the Minister said.