GUWAHATI: Assam will introduce “within the next two months” a domicile policy aimed at making only those born in the state eligible for state government jobs,

CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

said Sunday.
“The state government has recruited over 97,000 people in a transparent manner since May 2021, creating an ecosystem that builds trust,” Sarma said on Sunday.

“The list of recruits, when published, will prove how

indigenous people

have been given priority.”
BJP’s campaign pitch for the 2021 assembly elections included a lakh govt jobs for the state’s youth.

Citing Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Gujarat as examples, Sarma said these states had domicile policies for

recruitment

to govt jobs so that local candidates weren’t denied.
In Bengal, being able to read and write Bengali is mandatory for certain posts, he pointed out.