PM Modi launches Rozgar Mela, a recruitment drive for the youth
In a country like India with millions of young population, it is imperative for the government to provide ideal job opportunities and while securing their future. Keeping this in mind, recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a recruitment drive called ‘Rozgar Mela.’ It is meant to provide employment to over 10 lakh youths across 38 ministries of the government.
This initiative has been taken under the guidance of Ministry of Skill Development Entrepreneurship and in association with the National Skill Development Corporation.
Sources cite that on the first day itself, 75,000 freshers may have got their appointment letters across the country. In fact, more than 50 Union ministers were given the responsibility of handing over these letters at different locations. While Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was in Jaipur, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia was in Bhopal. Anurag Thakur, Minister of Information and Broadcasting was also present in person at Chandigarh to hand over the appointment letters. Interestingly, the first 75,000 appointments were finalised in less than a day to mark the 75th year of India’s independence (part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav campaign).
Launched on 22nd October 2022, the recruitment drive will continue till 31st March 2023. It will be open for all Indian youths aged between 18 and 29 years. Some of the notable roles include: Central Armed Force Officers, Sub-Inspectors, Constables, Lower Division Clerks, Stenographer, Personal Assistants of Higher Officials, Income Tax inspectors and Multi-Taking Staff. Those interested in this national level employment drive can register online on any one of these websites: UPSC (Union Public Service Commission), RRB (Railway Recruitment Board) and SSC (Staff Selection Commission).
According to several sources, the selection process is fairly simple and straightforward and will comprise of a written entrance exam (both offline and online) followed by an in-person common interview test. It will be suitable for all kinds of levels: Group A (all gazetted), Group B (both gazetted and non-gazetted) and Group C (all non-gazetted). To put this in proper figures, Group A has 23584 vacant posts, while vacancies in gazetted Group B is 26282 and non-gazetted Group B is 92525. What’s more interesting is that Group C vacant seats are the highest, with the number hovering at 8.36 lakh.