Govt hired 1.59 lakh people in different departments during Covid-19 pandemic period
A total of 1,59,615 people were recruited -- 8,913 by the UPSC, 97,914 by the SSC and 52,788 by the IBPS, during 2020-22 "Covid-19 pandemic period
Recruitment in central government is a continuous process. Representational image from Reuters)