# Expeditious filling of all government department vacancies

- ID: P04-A-03#1
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p04-a-03-1 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p04-a-03-1)
- Pillar: 4. Youth Welfare
- Section: A. Employment and Skill Development
- Manifesto page: 39
- Stage: First steps (Work started, a pilot, or a small start)
- Last recorded: 22 Oct 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

All vacancies in government departments will be filled expeditiously.

## Where it stands

First steps taken on 10 Jun 2026.

The government started filling vacancies across multiple departments through targeted recruitments and the establishment of an annual recruitment planner.

**So far:** The Minister for Housing and Urban Development issued appointment orders to three individuals as Assistant Directors in the Town and Country Planning…

**Not yet seen:** A comprehensive strategy or timeline to fill all remaining government department vacancies has not yet been detailed.

_Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them._

## Documents behind this

- 22 Oct 2026 · Press release · DIPR press release 22799: The Minister for Human Resources Management issued job allocation orders to 22 candidates selected as Assistant Section Officers in the Secretariat through the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission. ([Open the document (Press release)](https://dipr.tn.gov.in/dipr_api/v1/uploads/tn_govt_press_release/DIPR__-P.R.No.899_-_Hon_ble_Minister_for_Human_Resources_Management_Dept_-_Press_Release_-_Date_-_22.10.2026.pdf))
- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speech · Revised Budget speech 2026-27, page 73: An annual recruitment planner will be published by all recruitment agencies to ensure vacancies are filled on time, honestly and transparently. ([Open the document (Budget speech)](https://sollumseyalum.web.app/docs/budget_speech.pdf#page=73))
- 31 Jul 2026 · Press release · DIPR press release 22260: The government issued appointment orders to 9 candidates for the post of Computer Manager in the Food and Consumer Protection Department. ([Open the document (Press release)](https://dipr.tn.gov.in/dipr_api/v1/uploads/tn_govt_press_release/DIPR-P.R.No.477_-_Hon_ble_Food_and_Civil_Supplies_Minister_Press_Release_-_Date.31.07.2026.pdf))
- 16 Jun 2026 · Press release · DIPR press release 21972: The government has ordered the formal recruitment of 15,058 electricity staff to repair electrical faults. ([Open the document (Press release)](https://dipr.tn.gov.in/dipr_api/v1/uploads/tn_govt_press_release/DIPR_-_P.R.NO.236_-_Hon_ble_CM_Press_Release_-_EB_Dept_Review_Meeting_-_Date_-_16.6.2026.pdf))
- 10 Jun 2026 · Press release · DIPR press release 21935: The Minister for Housing and Urban Development issued appointment orders to three individuals as Assistant Directors in the Town and Country Planning Department. ([Open the document (Press release)](https://dipr.tn.gov.in/dipr_api/v1/uploads/tn_govt_press_release/DIPR-P.R.NO-204-Hon_ble_Housing_Minister_Review_Meeting_Press_Release_-Town_and_Country_Planning_at_DTCP_Office-Date_10.06.2026__1_.pdf))

> Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.