Gandhinagar: The Centre was working on providing ten lakh jobs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed on Saturday. Talking in a video message to a 'Rozgar Mela' (employment fair) organized by the Gujarat government here, he promised that the number of government jobs would increase, PTI reported.
At the Mela, 5,000 candidates got appointment letters from the Gujarat Panchayat Service Board, while 8,000 were given by the Gujarat Sub Inspector Recruitment Board and Lokrakshak Recruitment Board. Curiously, the mass distribution happens shortly ahead of the Assembly elections in the state.
The letters were distributed by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
PM Modi said in the message, "On the auspicious day of Dhanteras, we held a Rozgar Mela at the national level where we distributed appointment letters to 75,000 candidates."
He promised that more employment Melas would be organized at the national and state levels in the upcoming months.
"The Central government is working on providing ten lakh jobs, and the states and Union territories are also getting associated with the campaign. The number of government jobs given to the youth will rise significantly," he said.
"Your appointment will hugely reinforce the campaigns for last-mile delivery and saturation of coverage of government schemes," he told the new recruits.
Later, he lauded the new industrial policy of Gujarat for creating job opportunities and praised reforms like the abolition of an interview process for Class 3 and 4 government posts.
Our goal is to make India a developed nation by 2047. The next 25 years are very critical for the country. We need a lot of development, and you should fulfil your duty to society and the country," the PM said.
He claimed that in 2022, the Gujarat government has almost met its target of giving 35,000 government jobs in a year.