Govt issues over 12.5 lakh recruitment letters through Rozgar Melas; pushes gender-inclusive growth

The Centre has issued over 12.5 lakh recruitment letters through Rozgar Melas since their inception, while simultaneously expanding skill development and employment opportunities for women as part of its broader push towards women-led development and gender-inclusive growth, the government said in Parliament. Shobha Karandlaje, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, in a written response in the Parliament, said the government is implementing multiple employment generation schemes in the country. Additionally, the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, is running a one-stop platform -- National Career Service (NCS) Portal to provide career-related services. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) had also initiated 'FutureSkills PRIME' programme to upskill the IT sector jobseekers. Highlighting that the government is implementing several employment generation schemes, Karandlaje said, "The Rozgar Mela is a major initiative aimed at prioritising employment generation. Since its inception, more than 12.5 lakh recruitment letters have been issued through 19 Rozgar Melas organised across the country."