Patna, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has wasted no time after securing a fresh mandate, announcing an accelerated campaign to deliver one crore government jobs and employment opportunities across the state over the next five years, with a clear operational roadmap that begins in earnest from January 2026.
In a detailed post on his official X handle late Wednesday, Mr Kumar revealed that the new NDA government has set in motion what it describes as the most systematic recruitment overhaul in Bihar’s recent history. The centrepiece of the initiative is a binding directive requiring all state departments to submit complete vacancy requisitions to the General Administration Department by 31 December 2025. These will be rapidly vetted and forwarded to the respective recruiting agencies.
Recruitment bodies – including the Bihar Public Service Commission and subsidiary selection agencies – have been instructed to publish a comprehensive annual examination calendar in January 2026. The calendar must specify advertisement release dates, tentative examination windows, and final result declaration timelines. Crucially, the entire process from advertisement to final merit list must be completed within 12 months, irrespective of the number of examination tiers.
“The youth of Bihar securing dignified government employment has always been our top priority,” Mr Kumar stated. He pointed out that under the previous Sapt Nischay-2 scheme (2020-25), approximately 5 million individuals were provided government jobs or livelihood opportunities. The new target doubles that figure to 10 million over the 2025-30 period.
To ensure integrity, the government has mandated zero-tolerance for malpractice. Any irregularities detected will be fast-tracked through special courts, with immediate punitive action against culprits. The state is also expanding computer-based testing (CBT) infrastructure to enable timely and large-scale examinations.
The announcement comes against the backdrop of employment dominating the narrative of the just-concluded 2025 assembly elections, where the NDA retained power. Analysts note that delivering on the one-crore pledge will be a litmus test for the coalition’s credibility, given Bihar’s chronic youth unemployment challenge and a historically sluggish recruitment pipeline plagued by delays and paper leaks.
With departments now racing against a December deadline and recruiting agencies under a strict one-year completion mandate, the Nitish Kumar administration has signalled that the era of protracted hiring cycles may finally be drawing to a close in India’s most youth-heavy state.
