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New Indian Express
24-05-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Puducherry to recruit 1000 for government posts over next six months
PUDUCHERRY: Chief Minister N. Rangasamy on Friday announced that the Puducherry government would recruit 1000 individuals for various posts over the next six months, including 300 positions for Lower Division Clerks. With this, the total number of direct government recruitments since the AINRC-BJP alliance assumed office in 2021 will rise to 5,000. Speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony for a Rs 34-crore ice cream manufacturing plant of the Pondicherry Cooperative Milk Producers Union Limited (Ponlait) at Kurumampet, Rangasamy criticised the previous Congress-DMK government for its failure to generate jobs. 'They could not provide any government employment. But our government has filled 4,000 vacancies through direct recruitment,' he said. The Chief Minister expressed concern over Ponlait's deteriorating finances, revealing that the cooperative had incurred a loss of Rs 27 crore despite being profitable in the past. He attributed the decline to employee apathy. 'Without Amul's support, Ponlait would be in a dire state. We are struggling to meet Amul's demand. Employees must show greater commitment if Ponlait is to increase production,' he said.
The Hindu
23-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Puducherry government to fill 1,000 more posts through direct recruitment in six months
The Puducherry government will recruit 1,000 more employed youth in the next six months for various posts in the administration, Chief Minister N. Rangasamy said on Friday (May 23, 2025). Speaking after laying the foundation for a ₹34-crore ice cream plant of Pondicherry Cooperative Milk Producers Union Limited (Ponlait) at Kurumampet, he said more than 4,000 persons were given government jobs through direct recruitment after the AINRC-BJP alliance came to power in 2021. 'You have to compare our tenure with that of the previous government. They could not give any government job. But our government filled 4,000 vacancies through direct recruitment. In the next six months, 1,000 more youth will be recruited for various posts. Of the 1,000 posts to be recruited, 300 will be Lower Division Clerks,' he said. Ponlait incurs ₹27-crore loss Expressing strong disapproval of the functioning of Ponlait, the Chief Minister said from being a profitable society, the entity has has been pushed to the red because of lack of effort on the part of workers. 'If not for the support of Amul, the society would have been in more trouble by now. We are not even able to cater to the demands of Amul. The employees should put more effort so that the society could supply more products as demanded by Amul. The workers cannot blame the officers for the situation. Officers will come and go, but it is the workers who stay in the society,' he said. According to him, some of the workers do not even turn up. 'We don't know where they are. The attitude of workers should change. If the society becomes profitable, it will be good for the workers. The attitude of workers has put several other cooperative units dysfunctional,' he said. Chairman of National Dairy Development Board Meenesh Shah, in his address, said the board was committed to the development of the dairy sector in Puducherry. The NDDB has decided to extend a term loan of ₹16 crore for the establishment of the ice cream plant. 'The upcoming 20 TLPD ice cream plant bears testimony to our shared goal of empowering milk producers through modern processing infrastructure, better market access, and value-added products. The Indian ice cream market is experiencing robust growth, driven by rising disposable incomes, urbanisation, and changing consumer preferences. Therefore, it is important that dairy cooperatives also become part of this growing segment and get benefits,' he said. Extending cooperation to the development of dairy sector in Puducherry, Mr. Shah said Ponlait should concentrate on investing in processing infrastructure expansion, diversification of milk products, and strengthening village-level procurement, chilling, and quality assurance systems. Speaker R. Selvam, Minister for Social Welfare A.K. Sai J. Saravanan Kumar, Chief Secretary Sharat Chauhan, and Secretary to Government Jayantha Kumar Ray were present.
