Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed about 51,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits under the Rozgar Mela programme via video conferencing on Thursday.
The recruits, selected from across the country, will be joining the government in various Ministries and Departments, including, among others, the Ministry of Home Affairs; Ministry of Defence; Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Ministry of Labour and Employment; Department of Revenue; Department of Higher Education; Department of School Education and Literacy; and Department of Financial Services.
Mr. Modi claimed that the principles of equality had been neglected after Independence, when a major section of society had been deprived of resources and basic amenities for years, and it was only after 2014, when the present government had come to power, that the mantra of “priority to the deprived” was adopted, and a new path forged. “Government reached the doorsteps of those who had never received any benefits,” Mr. Modi said.
