New Delhi (14/06/2022): Recruitment of 10 lakh people be done by the Government of India in a mission mode in the next 1.5 years, announced the Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday.
A tweet from the official Twitter handle of the Prime Minister’s office said, “PM @narendramodi reviewed the status of Human Resources in all departments and ministries and instructed that recruitment of 10 lakh people be done by the Government in a mission mode in next 1.5 years.”
With this, the Centre has set a deadline for filling up 10 lakh vacancies by December 2023 for which all the recruitments shall take place within 18 months.
The Ministry of Labour and Employment on March 24 this year said, “The data on Employment and Unemployment is collected through Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) since 2017-18.”
Employment generation coupled with improving employability is the priority of the Government, the government data said.
Accordingly, the Government of India has taken various steps for generating employment in the country.
The Government of India has announced the Aatmanirbhar Bharat package to provide stimulus to businesses and mitigate the adverse impact of COVID-19.
However, soon after the announcement the internet was filled with people sharing different views and many questioning the timing of this announcement. It must be noted that the jobs are scheduled to be delivered with 18 months of time, whereas there is 20 months or so in the beginning of the next general elections.
