PM Rozgar Melas: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday handed out job appointment letters to more than 71,000 youngsters and said similar campaigns have been held in NDA-ruled states and union territories in the past one month.
“This is the double benefit of double engine governments. The campaign to hand over appointment letters to the youth shall continue in a sustained manner,” Modi said addressing the second ‘Rozgar Mela’ (employment fair) organised by the central government.
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BJP has made it a campaign issue
BJP has made double engine government a campaign issue in the assembly elections in several states. Assembly elections recently concluded in Himachal Pradesh and also Gujarat where elections are coming up.
The prime minister total 71,056 appointment letters to new recruits via video conferencing.
Physical copies of appointment letters were handed over at 45 locations across the country, except Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh where the Model Code of Conduct is in force.
Modi said in the past one month alone thousands of youths benefitted when they received appointment letters.
Thousands of youths have benefited
“In the past one month alone, Maharashtra and Gujarat have handed out thousands of appointment letters. A few days back, Uttar Pradesh government too has handed out appointment letters to several youth. Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands,Lakshadweep, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Chandigarh too have organised Rozgar Melas and handed out jobs to thousands of youth,” the prime minister said.
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In Goa and Tripura Rozgar Mela is being organised on November 24 and November 28, respectively.
The prime minister said the government had made these Rozgar Melas a mission to provide jobs to the youngsters of the country.
The Prime Minister’s Office said, “The campaign is a step towards fulfilling his commitment to according highest priority to employment generation, and it is expected to be a catalyst in creating more jobs and providing meaningful opportunities to the youth for their empowerment and participation in national development directly.”
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