Chandigarh:In Chandigarh, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann handed over appointment letters to 1320 Assistant Linemen of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) during a function at Tagore Bhawan in Chandigarh on Sunday.
The Chief Minister stated that the state government has set a new benchmark by providing government jobs to 28,362 young people in the first year of its tenure. He said that the newly selected candidates have a lot of responsibility as they have to serve society with a missionary zeal. They have been chosen entirely on merit and have worked hard to achieve this position.
The Chief Minister welcomed the youth to the Punjab government family and expressed his hope that they would fulfill their duties with honesty and sincerity. He also stated that success only comes through hard work, and there is no shortcut to it. The newly selected candidates should continue their hard work, and success will come to them in one form or another. He advised the candidates to avoid the company of people with negative thoughts as they hamper the progress of the state.
He emphasized that the AAP government has brought a paradigm shift in the politics of the state, and those who were living in palatial houses during their heydays of power were ousted from the political scene of the state. Power is the catalyst of growth in any state, and PSPCL is the backbone of Punjab, he added. He said that as an agrarian state, meeting the power supply is a significant challenge for any government. However, he expressed great pride and satisfaction that, due to the strenuous efforts of the government, the days of long power cuts have ended in the state, and Punjab is moving towards becoming a power surplus.