Congress promises “Jobs Calendar” if elected in Uttar Pradesh

In a major outreach to young voters in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, the Congress has pledged to create a “jobs calendar” if elected in the upcoming assembly election.

The dates of recruitment tests, interviews, and appointments will be listed on the calendar. The Congress has also stated that the recruitment process will be completed within six months of the jobs being announced.Congress will go to the polls with a campaign aimed at women and young voters. The announcement came at the launch of the “Youth Manifesto,” dubbed “Bharti Vidhan.”

The party shared some information about the “job calendar” on the Koo app, writing, “For each recruitment, a job calendar will be created in which the date of the examination, interview, and appointment will be noted. The appointment will take place within six months of the vacancy being advertised.”

The Congress has also stated that recruitment drives will be held to fill one lakh police officer positions. A job announcement will be issued for 6000 positions for aspiring doctors.

Party leader Rahul Gandhi, whose sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is leading the Congress campaign in Uttar Pradesh, thanked party leaders for fighting the election with all their might. “You’re fighting for an ideology, and you’re fighting for the future of UP,” he added.

The party has also promised to reserve 40% of the total 403 seats for female candidates. So far, the Congress has released two candidate lists for the upcoming assembly elections. There were 50 women on the first list of 125 candidates. The names of 16 women appeared on the second list of 41 candidates, which was released on Thursday.

Beginning on February 10, Uttar Pradesh will hold seven phases of voting. The final round of voting will take place on March 7, and the results will be announced on March 10.

Updated by Deveshi Gupta