Ajay Kolia, a resident of Dhani Gopal village in Fatehabad district, and his brother had earlier secured jobs in the Haryana government. While Ajay was a Gram Sachiv, his brother had made it to the Haryana Police without any “kharchi and parchi” (paying bribe/political recommendation). Ajay continued to prepare for civil services and eventually made it to the UPSC and got 895th rank. Vijay Lakshmi from Tharwa village in Fatehabad comes from a humble background. Her father is a farmer and mother a homemaker. Despite societal pressure and criticism for sending a daughter of marriageable age to study in Chandigarh, her parents stood by her. Their unwavering support led to her securing the 233rd rank in the UPSC exam. Samita Katkade Thakur, originally from Nashik, Maharashtra, said that she previously secured a Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO) post in Haryana on merit and is currently posted in Guhla block, Kaithal. She continued preparing for the civil services alongside her job and has now achieved this milestone. Several others share a similar journey in the state. HCS officer Yash Malik posted in Sirsa; Tehsildar Dheeraj Kumar Panchal from Rohtak; and Assistant Excise and Taxation Officer Aastha Singh from Panchkula—all said that they first received jobs in the Haryana government through a completely transparent, merit-based process. Now, they have successfully cleared the UPSC examination. Congratulating the 64 candidates from Haryana who successfully cleared the UPSC exam, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini presenting them copies of Gita and mementos. During a ceremony held at Sant Kabir Kutir (his official residence), Saini said, “Earlier, Haryana youths had to make rounds of offices of ministers to secure government jobs. However, after 2014, the state government implemented the Mission Merit policy and established a transparent system of recruitment—providing government jobs without kharchi-parchi. Since then, aspirants are preparing through coaching centers and successfully entering government services. The state government has provided over 1.75 lakh government jobs based on merit and transparency. He added that in the past 10 years, even the smallest villages in Haryana have seen five to six youth securing government jobs, while in larger villages, this number ranges from 350 to 400.” He added that even before taking the oath of office, the present state government fulfilled its promise made to youth during elections by issuing joining letters to 26,000 candidates.
