Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, May 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday outlined the measures his administration has done to increase employment in the nation and claimed that every policy created over the past nine years has served as a “door to generating employment” for young people.
During the National Rozgar Mela on Tuesday, the Prime Minister made his comments while handing appointment letters to 71,000 new recruits.
Addressing the occasion virtually, PM Modi said, “During the last nine years, there has been a great focus towards boosting employment opportunities in the country. Be it building modern infra or rural development, every plan and policy of the government acts as a door to generating employment for the youth.”
The Prime Minister emphasised that the government has prioritised making government hiring quicker, more transparent, and more fair during his term in office.
“Today, the entire process from applying for recruitment to getting results has become online. Interviews for recruitment in Group C and D are also over. The advantage of these efforts is that the possibilities of corruption and nepotism have ended,” PM Modi said.
He praised the government’s initiatives and stated that it was giving young people new job prospects.
“Every scheme of the Government of India, every policy is creating new employment opportunities for the youth. In the last nine years, the Government of India has spent about Rs 34 lakh crore on capital expenditure,” he said.
The candidates and their families received congratulations from PM Modi for receiving the appointment letter.
The speed and scale of work being done in India today, he continued, are unprecedented in the country’s 75-year history of freedom.
He also discussed the “new revolution” the start-up culture has brought about in the nation.
“The nature of jobs has also changed very fast in the last nine years. In these changing circumstances, new sectors have emerged for the youth. The central government is continuously supporting these new sectors as well. In these nine years, the country has witnessed a new revolution in start-up culture. Nine years ago, there were around 100 startups in the country whereas the number stands at around 1 lakh, today,” he said.
“Both the Foreign Direct Investments in the country as well as the record exports from the country are generating employment opportunities. This transforming picture has brought to the table, the new sectors of employment for the youth. The Central Govt is consistently supporting these new sectors,” he added.
In comparison to the time before 2014, PM Modi emphasised the accelerated growth of rural road networks.
“Prior to 2014, the country’s rural road network spanned less than 4 lakh kilometres, but it has since expanded to over 7.25 lakh kilometres. In terms of air travel infrastructure, the country only had 74 airports before 2014. Today, this number has surged to about 150,” he said.
“A few days back, I met Walmart’s CEO and he said that his company will do an export of Rs 80,000 Cr in the next 3-4 years. It’s big news for youth who want to work in the logistics and supply chain sector. Cisco CEO also told me that they are also targeting to export Made-in-India products worth Rs 8,000 crores…Next week I will meet CEOs of big companies and they all are excited to invest in India,” he added.
