No restrictions on filling up govt posts, says FinMin after notification

Any posts created after July 1 without the approval of the expenditure department will remain vacant if they haven't yet been filled, the memorandum said

The central government's "normal recruitments" will continue without any curbs and there is no restriction on filling up posts, said the Finance Ministry on Saturday after a statement yesterday called for curbing expenditure in view of the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the economy.

"The Dept. of Expenditure circular dated 04 Sept 2020 deals with internal procedure for creation of posts and does NOT in anyway affect or curtail recruitment," said the ministry in a statement.

"Normal recruitments through govt agencies like Staff Selection Commission, UPSC, Rlwy Recruitment Board, etc will continue as usual without any curbs," it said.

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