Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi: The BJP government will provide 1.5 times more employment opportunities than the previous government in 10 years

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said his government has provided 1.5 times more jobs in its 10 years in power than the previous government in the same period.

During the Rozgar Mela project, where Modi handed over recruitment letters for government jobs to more than 100,000 young people via video conferencing, he criticized the previous government for taking too long to complete the recruitment exercise and said it fostered bribery.

The prime minister said his government has increased transparency and is working to ensure that recruitment is completed within the stipulated time.

He said young people now believe they all have equal opportunities and can find their place in the government system through hard work and talent.

The Prime Minister claimed that the measures taken by the government, whether it is the plan to provide rooftop solar power to crores of households or the large-scale investment in infrastructure, have created a lot of employment opportunities.

With over 1.25 lakh start-ups, India is the third largest ecosystem in the industry and youth are starting new companies even in smaller cities, he said, adding that this was creating lakhs of jobs.

Modi said the government has provided tax rebates to start-ups and announced a Rs 1 billion fund for research and innovation.

He accused previous governments of not paying due attention to railways and said the entire industry was in transition.

“They ignored the expectations of common people,” Modi said, attacking the previous government.

On the occasion, he also laid the foundation stone of the first phase of the complex “Karmayogi Bhavan” here. The complex will promote cooperation and synergy between various pillars of the ‘Karmayogi Mission’.

According to a statement issued earlier, the new recruits will join various government ministries.

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