ADRE 2.0 Grade 4 appointment letters distributed; CM highlights corruption-free recruitment drive

4369 candidates to join Assam government departments as ADRE 2.0 nears completion.

Appointment letters handed over at Jyoti Bishnu auditorium

Appointment letters for candidates who cleared the ADRE 2.0 Grade 4 examination were distributed on Friday at the Jyoti Bishnu Auditorium. Assam Chief Minister addressed the selected candidates, marking his first address at the venue. A total of 4,369 candidates will be appointed across various departments of the Assam government.

With the completion of this phase, the ADRE 2.0 Grade 4 recruitment process will formally come to an end. Appointment letters for ADRE 2.0 Grade 3 candidates are scheduled to be distributed on Saturday.

Online transfer portal launched

On employee transfers, the Chief Minister announced a dedicated portal named “Swagata Satirtha”, which will open twice a year. Government employees can apply for mutual transfers through the portal without visiting offices, ensuring a transparent and bribery-free transfer system.

He said the initiative would further strengthen good governance and transparency in Assam’s administrative processes.

Recall of earlier ADRE appointments

The Chief Minister recalled that appointment letters for the first ADRE Grade 3 and Grade 4 examinations were distributed in May 2023. In that phase, 11,048 candidates were appointed in Grade 3 posts, while 13,739 candidates received appointments in Grade 4 positions.

‘Complex but Clean’ recruitment process

Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister described the recruitment process as highly complex, stating that maintaining a clean and corruption-free system was the government’s top priority. He noted that earlier, individual departments conducted separate exams, forcing candidates to fill multiple forms, pay different fees and face overlapping exam dates.

The absence of a single controlling authority, he said, had led to widespread corruption, depriving many deserving candidates of jobs and forcing departments to rely on contractual staff.

Crackdown on corruption in recruitment

The Chief Minister said that in the past, bribes ranging from ₹6–7 lakh were allegedly paid for government posts. To curb malpractice, the government ensured strict monitoring during examinations, including deployment of police forces and suspension of internet services on exam days.

Push towards one lakh government jobs

Highlighting the government’s employment drive, he said the target of creating one lakh government jobs was pursued by setting up five new commando battalions, establishing new government colleges and hospitals, and filling long-pending vacancies in existing departments.

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