Wednesday, 09 Oct, 2024
By: Yash Gupte
Narendra Modi during his electoral campaign in 2014 had promised of creating 2 crore jobs every year. Image Source: IANS
The Prime Minister emphasised the significance of the UP Rozgar Mela today, stating that it will bring joy to 9,000 families and increase the sense of security in Uttar Pradesh by strengthening the state's police force.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Rozgar Mela of Uttar Pradesh Government via video conferencing on February 26, 2023. Appointment letters for the positions of Platoon Commanders, Fire Department Second Officers, and Sub Inspectors in the UP Police and Nagrik Police were given to direct recruits at the Mela. In his remarks on the occasion, the Prime Minister expressed his satisfaction at having the chance to speak at a Rozgar Mela virtually every week in states where the BJP is in power and at the steady influx of outstanding young people who offer fresh ideas and efficiency to the governance.
The Prime Minister emphasised the significance of the UP Rozgar Mela today, stating that it will bring joy to 9,000 families and increase the sense of security in Uttar Pradesh by strengthening the state's police force. Modi also highlighted the employment opportunities at new airports, dedicated freight corridor, new defence corridor, new mobile manufacturing units and modern waterways.
Narendra Modi during his electoral campaign in 2014 had promised of creating 2 crore jobs every year. Also, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her 2022 budget speech had announced that the government will be creating 60 lakh jobs. India Tracker takes a look at the number of jobs created by the government in last eight years.
The chart below shows the number of jobs created by the Modi government in last eight years.
According to the Union Minister of State for Personnel, Jitendra Singh’ reply to the Lok Sabha in the monsoon session of 2022, over 22 crore aspirants had applied for the central government jobs in last eight years between 2014 and 2022. Out of the 22 crore applicants, only 7.22 lakh were successful in getting a government job. The year 2018-19 witnessed the lowest job creation by the central government as only 38,100 jobs were created. The following year witnessed the highest job creation in last eight years as 1,47,096 central government jobs were created in different ministries and departments of the central government. The highest number of job application were received in 2018-19 which witnessed the lowest job creation. Around 5,09,36,479 applications were received for jobs across various central government ministries and departments.
Therefore the data shows a different story as the job creation by the central government has been lower than the promised figures. Taking into consideration the number of applicants and jobs created by the central government over the last eight years, Narendra Modi’s dream of creating 10 lakh jobs over the next 18 months seems to be a difficult one to achieve.
But it should also be noted that apart from the direct job creation for filling the positions in the ministries and departments of the central government, the Modi government has launched a number of schemes which offers employment opportunities to the youth. Make in India, Start-up India, Digital India, Smart City Mission, Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) and Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) are some of the schemes launched by the central government aimed at job creation.
