The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi addressed the Rozgar Mela and distributed about 51,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits via video conferencing today.
The recruits, selected from across the country will be joining the Government in various Ministries, Departments including Department of Posts, Indian Audit & Accounts Department, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Revenue, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare among others.
The Rozgar Mela is taking place at 46 locations across the country.
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister congratulated those who received their appointment letters today.
Acknowledging the significant presence of women among the new recruits, the Prime Minister said that daughters of the country are making a name in every sector. “I feel immense pride in the achievement of the Narishakti and it is the policy of the government to keep opening new avenues for their growth”, he said. The Prime Minister noted that the presence of women in any sector has always led to positive changes in every sector.
Addressing the Rozgar Mela in Guwahati, the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal said, “India is standing at the cusp of greatness, as it continues to break shackles of its past economic, social and political depredation. It attempts to find itself a new, revitalised identity of a Bharat which is strong, confident, proud, considerate and inclusive. India has become the youngest talent factory in the world – the workforce of the world. To harness India’s rich talent pool, the government is working on different talent enriching programmes to incubate talent to become a reckoning force in the march towards an Atmanirbhar Bharat. ‘Start Up India’, ‘Digital India’, ‘PM Vishwakarma’, ‘Skill India Mission’, ‘Make In India’, ‘PM Mudra Yojna’, Rozgar Mela and many more are aimed at enabling our youth to commit to the cause of nation building. Under the able leadership of Prime Minister Modi ji, as many as 8 lakhs 18 thousands youths joined the government service via Rozgar Melas since its inception almost a year ago.”