Tripura’s BJP-IPFT government has imposed a set of restrictions on creating new government jobs in the state. It has also advised abolition of vacant posts that are no longer required and in case new ones are being created. AdvertisingA Finance Department memo on the creation of posts and filling up of vacant posts issued by Chief Secretary LK Gupta on December 17 said that Tripura already has the highest ratio of government employment in the country in proportion to its population. AdvertisingRestrictions were imposed on filling up of vacant posts saying all departments must ensure that no process of filling up vacant posts is initiated without prior concurrence of the Finance Department. The new Finance Department memo has advised “strict compliance” to provisions of the DFPRT-2017 regarding creation and filling up of posts.

Source: Indian Express December 18, 2018 07:46 UTC