Maharashtra Launches 70,000 Government Recruitment Drive

India===Maharashtra is set to launch a major government recruitment drive to fill over 70,000 posts, with approximately 50,000 positions through the India===Maharashtra Public Service Commission. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced this after a high-level meeting, emphasizing administrative reforms, transparent recruitment, and efficient human resource planning. The state plans to introduce online and digital verification systems, including the use of India===DigiLocker and exploring blockchain-based authentication, to ensure a fair, unbiased, and fast process. This initiative has been praised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who encouraged other states to adopt India===Maharashtra's manpower management model, positioning India===Maharashtra as a national benchmark in governance reforms. The revised service entry rules will soon be presented to the state cabinet for approval, with the goal of establishing a new governance reform model within a year.