Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on March 19, in the first decision of his first Cabinet meeting, threw open 25,000 jobs in various state government departments, including 10,000 in Police Department. The decision to fill the 25,000 vacancies in various departments was taken in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mann, who himself announced it in a video message. "The agenda of 25,000 government jobs was passed in the Cabinet today," Mann said in his message.