Fill 2 lakh government jobs in the first year

The declaration promised that 2 lakh government jobs would be filled in the first year. The first-year window closed around December 2024 with far fewer positions filled: reporting placed recruitment orders issued in the government's initial period at roughly 32,410, and even the most generous later figures, in the region of 61,000 over two years, remain a small fraction of the 2 lakh promised, with recruitment still ongoing in 2026 under a reduced working target of around one lakh. A measurable target, a deadline that has effectively run, and delivery falling far short with no credible path to the first-year figure together support a broken verdict rather than partial. Real recruitment activity has occurred and is acknowledged, but it does not meet the specific quantum and timeframe promised. Budget: recruitment proceeds through departmental establishment budgets; no approved-source figure quantifying spend against the 2 lakh target was found. [source to be replaced: the 32,410 first-period figure rests on a source outside the strict approved list and should be upgraded when an approved source is available]