West Bengal plans to recruit 2-3 lakh workers

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced plans to recruit 2-3 lakh people for state government jobs. This will happen after a survey to assess backwardness in communities is approved. Banerjee spoke in the Assembly, saying that the recruitment process is currently delayed due to court cases filed by opposition parties. She urged them to stop interfering and allow the process to continue. The Chief Minister expressed relief that the Supreme Court allowed the state to conduct a new assessment of which communities should receive Other Backward Class (OBC) status. She hopes this survey can be finished in three months. She stated that the halted recruitments affect many important sectors, such as education, health, and police services. The ongoing dispute over OBC reservations is directly linked to these delays. Banerjee criticized her opponents, suggesting they should focus on productive activities rather than obstructing recruitment. On Tuesday, the West Bengal government informed the Supreme Court about the new survey plans. The Supreme Court hearing follows a previous ruling where the Calcutta High Court canceled OBC classifications for 77 communities, mostly Muslims, and revoked OBC certificates issued since 2010.