DIMAPUR — A total of 321 appointment letters were handed to new recruits from Northeast states excluding Assam and Sikkim, during the 5th Tranche Rozgar Mela on Tuesday held at IMC hall, Dimapur.
It was informed that 67 out of 321 new recruits were girls.
Pratima Bhoumik, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, who attended the occasion, presented the appointment letters to the new recruits of Central government ministries and departments on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
It may be mentioned that 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 newly inducted appointees will also get an opportunity to train through Karmayogi Prarambh, an online orientation course for all new appointees in various government departments.
Addressing the gathering, Bhowmik said that Rozgar Mela is the celebration of employment, adding that youths were the most important aspect for PM Modi’s dream of making India “Vishwaguru” and “Atmanirbhar”
She said PM Modi does not talk about empowerment only through government jobs but also start-ups. From 2016 to 2023, the number of startups in the country has risen from 10000 to 90000, including 110 unicorns, she said.
She added that in the past nine years, the number of airports has also increased from 74 to 147.
PM highlights achievements of last 9 years
Modi addressed the national Rozgar Mela via video conferencing and distributed about 71,000 appointment letters to the newly recruits.
Addressing the gathering, the PM recalled recent Rozgar Melas in states such as Gujarat and the upcoming mela in Assam, adding that these melas at the centre and BJP-ruled states show the government’s commitment towards the youth.
[bsa_pro_ad_space id=1]He said in the last nine years, the government has prioritised the recruitment process by making it faster, transparent and unbiased. He underlined the tedious process of recruitment which existed earlier starting from acquiring the application form to submitting it via post; it 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 Groups C and D have also been abolished, and the biggest benefit is the extermination of nepotism from the entire process.
The Prime Minister underscored the importance of the day’s date nine years ago, wherein the Lok Sabha election results were announced.
Recalling the enthusiasm of the day, thePM said that the journey that started with the spirit of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’, is working for a ‘Viksit Bharat’.
During these past 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 has been creating new opportunities for the youth, Modi said.
The prime minister informed that in the last nine years, the government has spent about INR 34 lakh crore rupees on capital expenditure and basic facilities. In this year’s Budget too, INR 10 lakh crore were allocated for the capital expenditure. This amount is resulting in modern infrastructure like new highways, airports, rail routes, bridges etc. This is creating many new jobs in the country, he said.
He further maintained that the nature of jobs has seen tremendous changes where new sectors have emerged for the youth of the country. He reiterated that the Central government is providing continuous support to these new sectors and highlighted the startup revolution that the nation has witnessed.
Moreover, the government has disbursed loans worth more than INR 23 lakh crore under the Mudra Yojna, which has helped the citizens in establishing new businesses, buying taxis or expanding their existing establishments.
He further emphasised that higher education and skill development institutes are being developed at a fast pace in the country, adding that a new IIT and a new IIM have come up every year, as well as one university has been inaugurated every week and two colleges have become functional every day on average in the last nine years.
Touching upon medical education in the country, he stated that only seven AIIMS were built in the country in seven decades whereas in the last nine 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.