PM Modi addresses National Rozgar Mela and distributes about 71000 appointment letters
PM Distributes about 71,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits in
various Government departments and organizations
“Rozgar Melas show government’s commitment towards the youth”
“In the last 9 years, government has prioritized the recruitment process by
making it faster, transparent and unbiased”
“Government policies are made keeping in mind the employment possibilities”
“Government has spent about 34 lakh crore rupees on capital expenditure in 9
years and 10 lakh crore rupees were allocated for the capital expenditure this
year also”
“The Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign is based on the creation of employment through
manufacturing in the country”
The Prime
Minister, Narendra Modi addressed the National Rozgar Mela via video
conferencing today and distributed about 71,000 appointment letters to newly
inducted recruits in various Government departments and organizations.
Addressing
the gathering, the Prime Minister conveyed his best wishes to all the inducted
recruits and their families. He recalled recent Rozgar Melas in states such as
Gujarat and the upcoming Mela in Assam. He said these Melas at the center and
BJP-ruled states, show the government’s commitment towards the youth.
In
the last 9 years, the Prime Minister emphasized that the government has
prioritized the recruitment process by making it faster, transparent and
unbiased. Recalling the difficulties faced in the recruitment process, the
Prime Minister pointed out that the Staff Selection Board took roughly 15-18
months to onboard the new recruits whereas today it takes only 6-8 months. He
underlined that the tedious process of recruitment which existed earlier
starting from acquiring the application form to submitting it via post has now
been simplified by making it online where a provision for self-attestation of
documents has also been introduced. The Prime Minister also added that
interviews for Group C and Group D have also been abolished. The Prime Minister
said that the biggest benefit of this is the extermination of nepotism from the
entire process.
The
Prime Minister underscored the importance of today’s date as 9 years ago on
this date, 16th May, Lok Sabha Elections results were announced. Recalling the
enthusiasm of the day, the Prime Minister said that the journey which started
with the spirit of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, is working for a Viksit Bharat.
The Prime Minister also mentioned that today is also the establishment day of
Sikkim.
The
Prime Minister said that during these 9 years, government policies were made
keeping in mind the employment possibilities. Initiatives in the fields of
modern infrastructure, rural push or expansion of the basic needs of life,
every policy of the Government of India is creating new opportunities for the
youth.
The
Prime Minister informed that in the last 9 years, the Government has spent
about 34 lakh crore rupees on capital expenditure and on basic facilities. In
this year’s Budget too, 10 lakh crore rupees were allocated for the capital
expenditure. This amount is resulting in modern infrastructure like new
highways, new airports, new rail routes, bridges etc. This is creating many new
jobs in the country, he said.
The
Prime Minister said that today, India's speed and scale are unprecedented in
the history of Independent India. He informed that in the last 9 years, 40
thousand km of rail lines got electrified compared to 20 thousand km in the 7
decades previous to that. Referring to the metro rail network in the country,
the Prime Minister informed that merely 600 meters of metro lines were laid
before 2014 whereas today, approximately 6 km of metro rail lines are being
laid.
Before
2014, there were less than 4 lakh km of rural roads, today this length has gone
to 7.25 lakh km. The number of airports rose from 74 in 2014 to nearly 150
today. Similarly, 4 crore houses constructed for the poor in the last 9 years
have created significant employment. 5 lakh Common Service Centres in the villages
are providing jobs in rural areas. More than 30 thousand Panchayat Bhawans have
been constructed in the villages and 9 crore households have been connected
with piped water. All are creating employment at a large scale, said the Prime
Minister. Be it a foreign investment or India’s export might, the Prime
Minister said that it is creating numerous opportunities for employment and
self-employment in the country.
In
the last 9 years, the Prime Minister continued, the nature of jobs has seen
tremendous changes where new sectors have emerged for the youth of the country.
The Prime Minister reiterated that the central government is providing
continuous support to these new sectors and highlighted the startup revolution
that the nation has witnessed. He informed that the number of startups in the
country increased from 100 before 2014 to more than 1 lakh today which has
given employment to more than 10 lakh youths.
Highlighting
the technological developments that have made the lives of people easier than
before, the Prime Minister gave examples of app-based taxi services that have
become a lifeline for the cities, efficient online delivery systems that have
increased employment, boost to the drone sector which has helped in spraying of
pesticides to delivery of medicines, expanding city gas distribution system
whose coverage has gone up from 60 to 600 cities.
In
the last 9 years, the Prime Minister informed that the government has disbursed
loans worth more than 23 lakh crores under the Mudra Yojna which has helped the
citizens in establishing new businesses, buying taxis or expanding their
existing establishments. The Prime Minister also informed that approximately
8-9 crore citizens have become first-time entrepreneurs after availing of loans
under the Mudra Yojana. “The Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign is based on the
creation of employment through manufacturing in the country”, the Prime
Minister said, as he informed that the central government is providing
assistance of about Rs 2 lakh crore for manufacturing under the PLI scheme.
The
Prime Minister emphasized that higher education institutes and skill
development institutes are being developed at a fast pace in the country.
Between 2014 and 2022, the Prime Minister informed, a new IIT and a new IIM
have come up every year. He further added that one university has been
inaugurated every week and two colleges have become functional every day on
average in the last 9 years. The Prime Minister pointed out that there were
around 720 universities in the country before 2014, whereas that number has
increased to more than 1100 today. Touching upon medical education in the
country, the Prime Minister stated that only 7 AIIMS were built in the country
in 7 decades whereas in the last 9 years, the government has developed 15 new
AIIMS. He also added that the number of medical colleges in the country has
increased from 400 to 700 where the number of MBBS and MD seats increased from
around 80 thousand to more than 1 lakh 70 thousand.
The
Prime Minister also underlined the role of ITIs in the development. “In the
last 9 years, one ITI has been established every day”. He informed that
new courses are being started in 15 thousand ITIs as per the needs of the
country and more than 1.25 crore youth has been imparted skills under the PM
Kaushal Vikas Scheme. Giving the example of EPFO, the Prime Minister the Prime
Minister informed that after 2018-19 4.5 crore new formal jobs have been
created as per EPFO Net Payroll indicating a steady growth in formal jobs.
Opportunities for self-employment are also increasing continuously.
The
Prime Minister noted that there is unprecedented positivity for India's
industry and investment at the global level. Recalling his recent meeting with
the Walmart CEO, the Prime Minister informed about the CEO’s confidence in
India in exporting up to 80 thousand crore rupees worth of goods from the
country. This is big news for the youth employed in the sectors of logistics
and supply chain. He said. He also recalled his meeting with the CEO of CISCO
whose goal is to export 8 thousand crores worth of products from India and the
CEO of Apple who expressed confidence about the mobile manufacturing industry
in India, Top Executive of the semiconductor company NXP also showed positivity
for India’s capacity to create a semiconductor ecosystem. Foxconn too has
started investments worth thousands of crore, he said. The Prime Minister also
informed about his scheduled meetings with CEOs of the world's leading
companies in the next week and said that all of them are full of enthusiasm to
invest in India. He underlined that such efforts highlight the new employment
opportunities being created in different sectors in India.
Concluding
the address, the Prime Minister directed his address to the new recruits and
underlined their role in this Mahayagya of development going on in the country
where the resolutions of a developed India have to be realized in the next
25 years. The Prime Minister urged the recruits to make full use of this
opportunity and highlighted the government's emphasis on the skill development
of its employees through the iGoT Karmayogi module, an online learning platform.
The Rozgar Mela was held at 45 locations across the
country where recruitments took place across Central Government Departments and
State Governments/UTs supporting the initiative. The new recruits, selected
from across the country, will join various positions/posts like Gramin Dak
Sevaks, Inspector of Posts, Commercial-cum-Ticket Clerk, Junior
clerk-cum-Typist, Junior Accounts Clerk, Track Maintainer, Assistant Section
Officer, Lower Division Clerk, Sub Divisional Officer, Tax Assistants,
Assistant Enforcement Officer, Inspectors, Nursing Officers, Assistant Security
Officers, Fireman, Assistant Accounts officer, Assistant Audit officer,
Divisional Accountant, Auditor, Constable, Head Constable, Assistant
Commandant, Principal, Trained Graduate Teacher, Assistant Registrar, Assistant
Professor, among others.
The
Rozgar Mela is a step towards the fulfillment of the Prime Minister’s
commitment to accord the highest priority to employment generation. The Rozgar
Mela is expected to act as a catalyst in further employment generation and
provide meaningful opportunities to the youth for their empowerment and
participation in national development.
The
newly inducted appointees will also get an opportunity to train themselves
through Karmayogi Prarambh, an online orientation course for all new appointees
in various Government departments.