Itanagar, Nov 11 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday stressed the need for integrity, honesty and accountability among government employees, cautioning newly recruited candidates against corruption, malpractice and complacency while reminding them that public service carries the responsibility of serving people and contributing to the state’s development.
Distributing appointment orders to around 529 successful candidates of the Junior Engineer Common Recruitment Examination 2025, Trained Graduate Teacher Examination 2026 and Combined Graduate Level Examination 2026 at a function held here, Khandu said the state government had issued nearly 10,000 appointment orders over the past decade through merit-based recruitment drives.
He said government employees must discharge their responsibilities with sincerity and dedication and remain accountable to the public. Highlighting the government’s recruitment record, the chief minister said the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) had conducted around 87 exams since 2016, resulting in around 2,914 appointments.
“The Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB), since its establishment, has conducted 39 exams and issued appointment orders to around 6,038 candidates,” he said.
The chief minister said the APSSB was established to replace department-wise recruitment for Group C and Group D posts with a common and transparent selection process.
Giving details of the latest recruitments, Khandu said eight candidates with benchmark disabilities in the categories of blindness and low vision had also been recommended under the junior engineer recruitment process.
Their results, following the exam conducted in 2025, had been kept in a sealed cover pending an order of the high court.
Following the court’s order on September 16, the commission declared the results, recommending two candidates for the public works department, five for public heath engineering and water supply and one for the power department.
Congratulating the eight candidates, he said their appointments would contribute to the development of essential infrastructure, including roads, water supply schemes and power networks across the state.
On the Trained Graduate Teacher Examination 2026, the chief minister said 10,665 applications had been received for secondary-level recruitment.
More than 10,500 candidates appeared in the written examination held on July 12, of whom 1,116 qualified for the viva-voce.
Following document verification and interviews conducted between September 2 and 25, a total of 382 candidates were recommended against 389 advertised vacancies.
Pointing to the intense competition, he said approximately one candidate was selected for every 28 who appeared in the written exam.
Khandu expressed confidence that the 382 teachers would help address the state’s teaching requirements, particularly in subjects such as Mathematics, Physics, Geography and Economics.
The Combined Graduate Level Examination 2026 conducted by the APSSB also witnessed a strong response, with 27,736 applications received against the advertisement issued on March 9.
More than 24,700 candidates downloaded their admit cards, while 18,406 appeared in the written examination held on August 30.
A total of 139 candidates were selected, including 36 personal assistants, two librarians and 101 upper division clerks.
Encouraging young people to aim higher, Khandu said they should also aspire to appear in competitive examinations conducted by the Union Public Service Commission.
With technology and digital learning resources widely available, he said, aspiring candidates now had greater opportunities to prepare for such examinations while pursuing their careers.
He also stressed the importance of training in strengthening administrative capacity and asked the newly appointed employees to make full use of the programmes conducted by the Administrative Training Institute.
Referring to the state’s long-term development vision, Khandu said the government was working towards achieving the goals of Viksit Arunachal Pradesh 2047 and Viksit Bharat 2047.
He said government employment was only one avenue for youth participation in development and called for greater emphasis on entrepreneurship, innovation and private-sector opportunities.
He informed that appointment orders for assistant professors would be distributed shortly, while further recruitment-related appointments in the police and forest departments were expected in the coming weeks.
