DIMAPUR: Union Minister of State for MSME, Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma, handed over appointment letters to 26 candidates from Nagaland at the 12th Tranche of Rozgar Mela held at Assam Rifles Training Centre & School (ARTC), Shokhuvi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed more than 1 lakh appointment letters to newly inducted recruits in central government departments on Monday via video conferencing. The Rozgar Mela was organised across India at 47 locations simultaneously. 26 candidates selected from Nagaland as part of the initiative included candidates from Assam rifles, Postal service, Ministry of Railways and Food corporation of India.
MoS handed over the appointment letters in the presence of Inspector General Assam Rifles (North) Major General Vikas Lakhera, and DIG, ARTC& School, Brigadier Raman Sharma.
Prime Minister Modi said his government has given 1.5 times more jobs in its 10 years than the previous dispensation did in the same duration. Modi castigated the previous government for taking an inordinately “long time” to complete recruitment exercises and said it bred bribery.
The prime minister said his government has brought transparency and is working to ensure that recruitment is done in a time-bound manner. Youngsters now believe that they all have equal opportunity and can find a place for themselves in the government system through hard work and talent, he said. With over 1.25 lakh start-ups, India is the third largest eco-system in the sector, and youngsters are launching new firms in even smaller cities, he said, adding that it is creating lakhs of jobs. ‘Rozgar Melas’ have played a crucial role in enhancing the contribution of the country’s young population in nation-building, the prime minister said, adding that a sizeable number of recruits will join the Central Armed Police Forces.
Recruitment examinations in the forces have now begun to be conducted in 13 Indian languages apart from Hindi and English, he said, adding that this will give equal opportunity to candidates. On the occasion, he also laid the foundation stone of phase I of the integrated complex “Karmayogi Bhavan” here. This complex will promote collaboration and synergy among various pillars of ‘Mission Karmayogi’. The recruits will be joining the government in various ministries and departments, according to a statement issued earlier.