Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has instructed officials of the Finance, the Higher and Technical Education Departments to fill up Kalyana Karnataka vacancies and other backlog posts which have been pending for many years.
The Chief Minister, who chaired a progress review meeting of the Higher Education Department at his home office ‘Krishna’ on Saturday, said, “Recruitment of teaching staff is very necessary to maintain the quality of the education sector. On priority basis, the officials should identify the vacant posts in the department and take steps to fill them.”
After the meeting, addressing the media, M.C. Sudhakar, Minister for Higher and Technical Education, said, “The Chief Minister has given consent to fill around 3,321 Kalyana Karnataka and backlog posts immediately and we will start the recruitment process soon.”