Youth joining government services have to make transparency their priority: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the Jammu and Kashmir Rozgar Mela on Sunday, said the youth who are joining government services have to make transparency their priority. He expressed that Jammu and Kashmir is the pride of every Indian and the people will take the region to new heights.
Addressing J&K Rozgar Mela via conferencing, PM Modi said, “Today, job appointment letters are being handed over to 3,000 youths to work in different government departments in Jammu and Kashmir. This decade of the 21st century is the most important decade in the history of Jammu and Kashmir. It is time to leave the old challenges behind and take full advantage of the new possibilities. “
The PM said he is happy that the youth of Jammu and Kashmir are coming forward in large numbers for the development of the region. “Jammu and Kashmir is the pride of every Indian. Together, we have to take J&K to new heights. I have been told that since 2019 till now, almost 30,000 government posts have been filled in Jammu and Kashmir, out of which almost 20,000 jobs have been given in the last 1-1.5 years,” he said.
The Prime Minister said infrastructure development and connectivity have strengthened the tourism sector in Jammu and Kashmir. He said Jammu and Kashmir is moving forward with a new transparent system and that the administration under J&K LG Manoj Sinha worked hard to end corruption in the system.
“The people of Jammu and Kashmir have always emphasised transparency. Whenever I used to meet the people of Jammu and Kashmir earlier, I always felt their pain. This was the pain of corruption in the system. The people of J&K hate corruption. The youth who are joining government services today have to prioritise transparency,” added PM Modi.
In the last eight years, the Prime Minister said, the central government has taken many steps to encourage employment opportunities. In the first phase of the Rozgar Mela program in the country, over 10 lakh appointment letters are to be handed in the coming few months by the Centre.
Prime Minister Modi launched the ‘Rozgar Mela’, a recruitment drive for 10 lakh personnel, through video conferencing on 22 October.
During the Rozgar Mela, appointment letters were handed over to 75,000 newly inducted appointees.
According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), this is a significant step forward towards fulfilling the continuous commitment of the Prime Minister to provide job opportunities for the youth and ensure the welfare of citizens.
As per the directions of the Prime Minister, all Ministries and Departments are working towards filling up existing vacancies against sanctioned posts in Mission Mode,” the statement said. The new recruits from across the country will join 38 ministries and departments of the government of India.