More than 23 Lakh persons have applied against 368 posts of peon in the state secretariat. The number is almost half the population of Lucknow, which is 45 Lakhs. What is even more shocking is that over two Lakh applicants are at least graduate with BTech, BSc, MSc and Mcom degrees. Applications also include 255 candidates with a PhD degree in hand. Now the officials are working out on how to interview so many candidates as then it would take years.
