Rozgar Mela: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute about 51,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits on Tuesday morning via video conferencing. The Rozgar Mela will be held at 46 locations across the country. The recruitment is taking place across central government departments as well as state governments and UTs.
The new recruits will be joining the government in various Ministries/Departments including the Department of Posts, the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the Department of Atomic Energy, the Department of Revenue, the Department of Higher Education, the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, among others.
“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 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,” a release from the Prime Minister’s Office said.
The newly inducted appointees will get an opportunity to train themselves through Karmayogi Prarambh, an online module on the iGOT Karmayogi portal, where more than 680 e-learning courses have been made available for ‘anywhere any device’ learning format.
Prime Minister Modi, on October 22, last year, launched the ‘Rozgar Mela’, marking the beginning of the campaign to provide 10 lakh government jobs.
According to union minister BL Verma, the govt has distributed job letters to 5.5 lakh youth since last October.
“India is set to become the third largest economy in the new few years…You should work on new ideas for the 21st century. The expectations from new India, and from this government are very high”, he said