HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, December 3: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday distributed appointment letters to 5,818 youth selected for Assam Police and other directorates under the Home Department, further pushing the government’s tally of transparent, merit-based appointments to 1,41,194.
The ceremony, held at the Bhogeswar Baruah Sports Complex, marked another major push in the chief minister’s political narrative of clean recruitment and systemic reform in Assam Police.
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Addressing the gathering, Sarma reiterated that the present government had dismantled the earlier culture of influence-based and cash-driven police recruitment.
He said that merit and hard work—not connections or bribes—now determine government jobs, reversing a long-standing pattern that had driven many youths out of the state to work as security guards. He referred to the promise of one lakh government jobs made during the last Assembly election, emphasising that his administration introduced a transparent system that fills vacancies each year across the police, education and health departments.
Dr. Sarma said proposals for four new commando battalions and one forest battalion, along with clean recruitment processes, had sparked a renewed competitive spirit among rural youth. More aspirants are qualifying for Assam Police, CAPF, BSF and the Army, he said, adding that the government will soon issue advertisements for 5,000 new constable posts. He urged the newly appointed youth—many from low-income backgrounds—to uphold integrity, reject corruption and remain grounded. He also appealed to families receiving Orunodoi benefits to give them up voluntarily if members now hold government jobs.
The Chief Minister highlighted a series of improvements in Assam’s law and order scenario over the past five years, attributing the progress to steady recruitment and strengthened policing. Assam Police has been ranked first by the Union Home Ministry in implementing the new criminal laws. He said registered cases fell from 1.21 lakh in 2020 to 50,000 in 2024, and crime per lakh population reduced from 379 in 2021 to 128 in March 2025. Pending cases dropped sharply from 1.33 lakh in 2021 to 14,000 in 2024. Charge sheet rates improved from 47.8 percent in 2020 to 66.7 percent in 2024, and conviction rates quadrupled to 22.9 percent. Crimes against women also declined significantly, from 26,352 cases in 2020 to 5,555 in 2024.
Labour Welfare and Home (Prisons, Home Guards and Civil Defence) Minister Rupesh Gowala, MLAs Atul Bora, Siddhartha Bhattacharyya, Ramendra Narayan Kalita, Chief Secretary Dr. Ravi Kota, DGP Harmeet Singh and several other dignitaries attended the programme.
