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Shrinking of sarkari naukri: Why it's empty chairs in central govt jobs

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1 min read Last Updated : Jun 23 2023 | 12:38 PM IST

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Amrish Puri, the late actor, worked for nearly 21 years in a government job before his breakthrough film in 1971. Movie legends Dev Anand and Dilip Kumar once depended on the stability of a government paycheque, too.

A permanent central government job is perhaps the most coveted in India, but it is in short supply. Such vacancies in recent years are near their highest, shows an analysis of data from the Annual Report on Pay and Allowances of Central Government Regular Civilian Employees. Almost 25 per cent central government posts were vacant as of March 2022, compared to

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