Pal Pariawala, Mumbai Uncensored, 26th July 2021:
RTI Activist Anil Galgali, on June 18, filed an RTI application seeking information regarding job vacancies in the state government departments. In response to this, the Maharashtra Government disclosed that over 2 lakh jobs are vacant.
However, certain reports claimed that the number may be higher since 16 out of the 29 sections have outdated statistics. According to the General Administration Department, the total number of vacancies in Group A, B, C, and D Categories were 2,00,193 till December 2019. These figures are considered to be outdated. Galgani demanded an immediate filling of the vacancies in a letter written to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
The activist believes that these vacancies affect the overall functioning, resulting in negative repercussions on the public.
