The Rozgar Mela recruitment drive has turn out to be an “identification of our good governance”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned on Friday, as he nearly distributed 71,000 appointment letters to newly-inducted recruits in numerous authorities departments and organisations.
“Rozgar Mela has turn out to be an identification of our good governance. It serves as a sign of our dedication in direction of holding our guarantees. Common Rozgar Melas have turn out to be a mark of this authorities. They present that no matter decision is taken by this authorities is realised,” he mentioned by way of digital convention to the brand new recruits.
The Rozgar Mela is a recruitment drive to offer employment to 1 million individuals by filling up “present vacancies in opposition to sanctioned posts in a mission mode”, in keeping with a launch by the Union authorities in October.
To this point, 217,000 appointment letters have been distributed as a part of the drive since its launch in October.
Modi mentioned the newly-inducted recruits shall be “lively individuals within the journey of a developed India”.
He requested the recruits to resolve to serve individuals and mentioned the mantra within the administrative system must be that the citizen is at all times proper, like it’s famous in enterprise that the patron is at all times proper. That’s the reason employment within the authorities sector known as “authorities service” and never jobs, he mentioned.
The Prime Minister additionally mentioned that common promotions in authorities jobs have been hampered within the earlier instances however the Union authorities has made modifications within the recruitment course of, making it extra streamlined and time-bound.
“There are various children who’re the primary of their households to have gotten a authorities job. They know their capabilities have been revered following a transparent and clear recruitment course of. There was a time when even common promotions have been restricted for a number of causes. There have been modifications within the recruitment strategy of the central authorities. Now, the recruitment course of within the central authorities is extra time sure and streamlined,” he mentioned.
Within the coming days, lakhs of extra households will get recruitment for presidency jobs, he mentioned, including: “Rozgar Mela is being organised within the BJP and NDA-ruled states.”
He mentioned that extra alternatives for employment and self-employment have been being created in a quickly rising India that’s taking enormous strides within the infrastructure and allied sectors.
“India is witnessing change. In a quickly rising India, alternatives for employment and self-employment are being created constantly. When the nation witnesses huge progress, innumerable alternatives of self-employment are generated. India is witnessing this right now,” he mentioned.
The Prime Minister additionally held a collection of interactions with the recruits. He requested one Faisal Shaukat Shah from Srinagar, who has been appointed as a junior assistant at NIT, Srinagar, whether or not he’s the primary in his household to have secured a authorities job. Modi requested him in regards to the affect of his recruitment amongst his buddies.
Shah mentioned his buddies are feeling impressed to take up a authorities job.
Modi additionally interacted with Vahnei Chong from Manipur, who shall be working as a nursing officer at AIIMS, Guwahati.
“I’m the primary appointee in a authorities job from my household. It gave me a possibility to return to my hometown and to serve the individuals of the North East with glorious care and good therapy,” Chong mentioned.
Raju Kumar, a specially-abled individual from Bihar who has been appointed as a junior engineer within the Japanese Railways, additionally interacted with Modi. “I’m happy after listening to you and it’s inspiring how you’ve got overcome your disabilities,” Modi advised him.
In the meantime, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge mentioned alleged 71,000 appointment letters weren’t adequate.
“Narendra Modi ji, 30 lakh posts are vacant in authorities departments. The 71,000 recruitment letters that you’re distributing right now are solely ‘cumin seeds in camel’s mouth’!
The method is on to fill the vacant posts. You had promised to offer 2 crore new jobs yearly. Inform the youth. The place are the 16 crore new jobs in 8 years?” he mentioned in a tweet in Hindi.
Hitting again, BJP nationwide spokesperson Gopal Krishna Agarwal mentioned: “The determine of 30 lakh authorities job vacancies is wrong… He ought to as an alternative reply why have been the filling of posts halted underneath the UPA Authorities in 2010.”
He added: “The job vacancies in authorities departments have accrued for the reason that UPA authorities’s tenure. The Congress ought to reply these questions.”