NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the National Rozgar Mela via video conferencing on Thursday.
He distributed about 71,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits in various government departments and organizations.
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The new recruits selected from across the country will join various positions/posts under Government of India such as Train Manager, Station Master, Sr. commercial cum Ticket Clerk, Inspector, Sub Inspectors, Constable, Stenographer, Junior Accountant, Postal Assistant, Income Tax Inspector, Tax Assistant, Sr Draughtsman, JE/Supervisor, Assistant Professor, Teacher, Librarian, Nurse, Probationary Officers, PA, MTS, among others.
The newly inducted appointees will also be able to train themselves through Karmayogi Prarambh, an online orientation course for all new appointees in various Government departments.
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45 places were connected with the Mela during the Prime Minister’s address.
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister greeted the nation on the auspicious occasion of Baisakhi.
He congratulated the candidates and their families for getting the appointment letter.
The Prime Minister remarked that the government is committed to providing the right opportunities for the talent and energy of the youth to achieve the resolutions of a developed India.
The Prime Minister highlighted that the process for government recruitment is taking place at a fast pace in NDA-ruled states from Gujarat to Assam and Uttar Pradesh to Maharashtra.
He noted that recruitment letters to more than 22,000 teachers were handed out in Madhya Pradesh only yesterday.
“This Rozgar Mela is proof of our commitment towards the youth of the nation,” he said.
Noting that India is one of the fastest growing economies of the world, the Prime Minister said that the world is seeing India as a bright spot amidst the global challenges of recession and pandemic.
“Today’s New India is moving with policies and strategies that have opened the doors for new possibilities”, he added.
He said that after 2014, India adopted a proactive approach as opposed to the reactive stance of the earlier times.
“This has resulted in a situation where this third decade of the 21st century is witnessing opportunities for employment and self-employment that were unimaginable earlier.
“Youth is finding such sectors which did not even exist ten years ago”, the Prime Minister said.
Giving examples of startups and Indian youth’s enthusiasm, the Prime Minister referred to a report that said that startups have created more than 40 lakh direct or indirect jobs.
He also mentioned drones and the sports sector as new avenues of employment.
The Prime Minister also said, “The thinking and approach of Aatmnirbhar Bharat Abhiyan go beyond adopting swadeshi and ‘vocal for local’.
Aatmnirbhar Bharat Abhiyan is an ‘abhiyan’ of creating crores of employment opportunities from villages to cities,” he said.
He gave examples of indigenously made modern satellites and semi-high-speed trains.
He said that more than 30000 LHB coaches have been manufactured in India in the last 8-9 years.
Technology and raw materials for these coaches have created thousands of jobs in India.
Giving the example of India’s toy industry, the Prime Minister pointed out that the children of India only played with imported toys for decades.
He also stated that the toys were neither of good quality nor were they designed while keeping in mind Indian children.
The Prime Minister informed that the government laid the benchmark for the quality parameters of imported toys and also started promoting the indigenous toy industry.
As a result, the Prime Minister added that the face of the toy industry in India completely transformed and also played a key role in creating numerous job opportunities.
The Rozgar Mela is a step towards the fulfillment of the commitment of the Prime Minister 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.