Overview
- The government says about 5,700 transfers, including doctors, have already been completed through counselling.
- Approximately 1,000 newly selected candidates received appointment letters at the Abhaya Hasta programme in Bengaluru.
- Chief Minister Siddaramaiah cautioned employees against using transfer agents and said some officials have taken bribes for postings.
- He reiterated that more than 2.5 lakh government vacancies will be filled in stages with priority for Education, Health and Police.
- Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao outlined proposals including stipends for 700 student appointees, hiring 220 specialists within two months, a separate recruitment board, and extending compulsory rural service to postgraduate students.