New Delhi: In a mega recruitment drive, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will offer jobs to 10 lakh personnel through video conferencing today. The PM will launch the 'Rojgar Mela' aimed at fulfilling the commitment to providing job opportunities for the youth and ensuring the welfare of citizens. On this occasion, the PM will hand over appointment letters to 75,000 newly inducted appointees, according to the statement by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
Around 50 Union ministers will also be giving appointment letters to nearly 20,000 people at different locations across the country under the recruitment drive, reported news agency PTI.
Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will offer the jobs in Jaipur while Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia will be in Bhopal and Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur will hand over the appointment letters from Chandigarh.
The letters will be given personally to some candidates who are selected for different government jobs at their designated locations under the 'Rozgar Mela'. The appointment letters for appointees other than those participating at the venue will be sent by email or post as well, the officials said.
Ministers will be offering around 19,692 appointment letters to the candidates, the officials said, as per the report.
Scope of the 'Rojgar Mela'
The Prime Minister will also address these appointees on the occasion. All ministries and departments are working towards filling up existing vacancies against sanctioned posts in mission mode as per the directions of the Prime Minister.
The new recruits from across the country will join 38 ministries/departments of the government.
"The appointees will join the government at various levels viz Group - A, Group - B (Gazetted), Group - B (Non-Gazetted) and Group - C. The posts on which appointments are being made include Central Armed Force Personnel, Sub Inspector, Constable, LDC, Steno, PA, Income Tax Inspectors, MTS, among others," the PMO said.
The recruitment under mission mode by ministries and departments is either done by themselves or through recruiting agencies such as UPSC, SSC, and Railway Recruitment Board.
"For expeditious recruitment, selection processes have been simplified and made tech-enabled," the statement added.