PM to inaugurate Rozgar Mela in J&K, other States/UTs today via VC
Union Minister to give appointment letters in Jammu
Second event in JK in less than 5 months
JAMMU, Apr 13: Jammu and Kashmir is among the Union Territories/States where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Rozgar Mela followed by distribution of 71,000 appointment letters to newly recruited youth across the country tomorrow through video conferencing.
Union Minister of State for Power and Heavy Industries Krishan Pal will physically distribute appointment letters at Jammu Convention Centre to the candidates tomorrow morning after inauguration of ‘Rozgar Mela’ by the Prime Minister via video conferencing from New Delhi, official sources told the Excelsior.
Modi will also address the appointees on the occasion.
This is second ‘Rozgar Mela’ in Jammu and Kashmir, the first being on November 22, 2022 which was also inaugurated by the Prime Minister through video conferencing and later the Union Ministers distributed appointment letters to the candidates at different places including Jammu and Srinagar.
“A number of appointments have been made in the Railways,” sources said, adding the jobs also pertained to many other departments.
The new recruits, selected from across the country, will join various positions/posts under Government of India like Train Manager, Station Master, Senior Commercial-cum-Ticket Clerk, Inspector, Sub Inspector, Constable, Stenographer, Junior Accountant, Postal Assistant, Income Tax Inspector, Tax Assistant, Senior Draughtsman, JE/Supervisor, Assistant Professor, Teacher, Librarian, Nurse, Probationary Officers, PA, MTS, among others, the sources said.
They said the ‘Rozgar Mela’ is a step towards fulfillment of the commitment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accord highest priority to employment generation.
“The Rozgar Mela is expected to act as a catalyst in further employment generation and provide meaningful opportunities to the youth for their empowerment and participation in national development,” sources said, adding the newly inducted appointees will also get an opportunity to train themselves through Karmayogi Prarambh, which is an online orientation course for all new appointees in various Government departments.
As per the officials, the ‘Rozgar Melas’ will be made a regular exercise across the country including the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
“This will give boost to employment opportunities,” sources said, adding that more and more Government departments are coming forward with advertisement of vacancies and recruitment on fast track basis to absorb unemployed youth.
In Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Territory Government has already identified nearly 20,000 vacancies for recruitment in various Government departments for the current year after carrying out an exercise by asking the departments to refer available vacancies to the General Administration Department (GAD).
The Home Department has topped with 6256 vacancies, which are unreferred as well as fit for referral, out of a total of 20,000 posts which will be advertised during due course of time this year in Jammu and Kashmir. The vacancies will be mainly in the Police Department including Deputy Superintendents of Police (DySPs), Sub Inspectors and constables including 15 in Gazetted rank, 6158 in non-Gazetted and 83 Class-IV.
Second highest number of 3073 posts belonged to the Health and Medical Education Department which include 69 Gazetted, 1878 non-Gazetted and 1126 Class-IV.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had distributed 71,056 appointment letters to recruits.CNI
