<span style="color: #222222;">Madhya Pradesh has become the first state to provide government jobs on the basis of marks obtained in exams conducted by the newly-formed National Recruitment Agency (NRA). Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the state government has decided to provide jobs only on the basis of marks obtained in the examinations conducted by the NRA.<br />''<br />''Madhya Pradesh is the first state to take such a decision. After this decision, there will be no need for the youth of the state to give any separate examination for government jobs in the state. Government jobs will be given to the youth of the state in the categories prescribed on the basis of NRA merit.<br />''<br />''The decision taken by the Prime Minister in the interest of students to conduct online examinations is also welcomed by many academicians in the state. Dr Sanjeev Gupta of Makhanlal Chaturvedi National Journalism University,<br />''<br />''At the same time, Vice Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Prakash Mani Tripathi said:<br />''<br />''This will provide relief to the youths and disabled, residing in villages and remote areas from unnecessary efforts and expenditure incurred on examinations.</span><br />