Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the government has offered about one million permanent jobs in the last one and a half years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed 71,000 appointment letters for jobs in government departments and organisations at a Rozgar Mela on Monday.
Today is a new beginning for thousands of youth in the country. Your years of dreams have come true, and years of hard work have paid off. This outgoing year of 2024 is bringing you new happiness. I extend my heartfelt congratulations to you and your families,” Modi said as he virtually addressed the Mela.
According to Modi, the government has provided nearly one million permanent jobs in the last one and a half years. According to a press release issued by the prime minister’s office, the Rozgar Mela will take place in 45 locations across the country, and recruitment will be conducted for ministries and departments of the central government.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge branded the event an “event management stunt”. “To hide his promise of giving ‘2 crore jobs every year’, he has to do such whitewashing occasionally. RTI has revealed that 9.56 lakh posts are vacant in 80 departments of the central government alone,” he said in a post on X. He also alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had actually “abolished 5.1 lakh” positions by selling Indian government’s shares in public sector units.
