Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath spoke about migration of youth and discrimination in jobs during a program in Lucknow on Wednesday. He said that before 2017, hardworking and capable youth in the state were not able to get work as per their qualifications, due to which the youth were forced to go to other states and countries. CM Yogi gave the example of the film 'Munna Bhai MBBS' to explain his point. He said that before 2017, similar 'Munna Bhai' were sitting in the government system also. The irregularities in the recruitment process were to such an extent that someone else used to take the exam and someone else got the job.
CM Yogi said that earlier to get a job in the state, one had to get recommendation and also had to pay money. He further said, 'It was very difficult to get a job without any acquaintance or transaction. Before 2017, the system was not good in Uttar Pradesh. The recruiting commissions and boards were controlled by a syndicate. These people used to run the recruitment process as per their own will.
The Chief Minister said that the youth who worked hard and appeared in the examination were not able to get jobs, whereas, many times, people with less ability or who did not appear in the examination got appointment letters. Due to this, hard working youth had to suffer losses.
'People used to deposit money after earning money in foreign banks'- CM Yogi
CM Yogi said, 'When the youth used to go to court against this irregularities, recruitment was banned. During this period, people who earned money through wrongdoings used to deposit all the money in foreign banks. Earlier the youth of the state were being cheated from all sides. Due to continuous irregularities and discrimination in recruitment, capable youth did not get opportunities. The entire Uttar Pradesh had to bear the loss due to this and the state continued to deteriorate and lag behind.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath gave a statement on the issue of migration and employment in the appointment letter distribution program organized at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, Lucknow on 11 November 2026. During this, the CM also handed over appointment letters to the youth selected in different departments. These also include 1,146 junior assistants.