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NATION | 16TH ROZGAR MELA

Focus On Employment in the Private Sector

In the last few years, more than 11 lakh jobs have been
created across the country through the PLI (Production
Linked Incentive) scheme. The Government of India
is now focusing more on creating new employment
opportunities in the private sector. Recently, the
government has approved a new scheme- the Employment
Linked Incentive Scheme. Under this, the government will
provide 15,000 rupees to a youth getting their first job in
This great Mahayagya of development, the private sector. For this, the government has allocated
the mission of welfare of poor and a budget of around 1 lakh crore rupees. This scheme is
employment generation, is your expected to help in the creation of 3.5 crore new jobs.
responsibility to take it forward from
today. The government should not More than 10 lakh people
become an obstacle, the government have been given jobs in
should become a promoter of
development. Rozgar Mela so far
-Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

22 Oct 2022 75+
These steps are boosting
employment opportunities 22 Nov 2022 71+
lakh crore rupees is the worth 20 Jan 2023 71+
11 electronics manufacturing in India 13 Apr 2023 71+
n Earlier there were two to four units
manufacturing mobile phones in the 16 May 2023 70+
country, today there are abwout 300 units. 13 Jun 2023 70+
OVER lakh crore rupees is the value 22 Jul 2023
of defence manufacturing 70+
1.25 production in the country. 28 Aug 2023 51+
n The automobile sector has received 40 26 Sep2023 51+
billion dollars of FDI in just five years.
28 Oct 2023 51+
crore concrete houses have been built and
4 another 3 crore are under construction. 30 Nov 2023 51+
n 12 crore toilets have been built and more 12 Feb 2024 100+
than 10 crore LPG connections.
29 Oct 2024 51+
crore Lakhpati Didis are being made
3 through the government’s ongoing mission 23 Dec 2024 71+

n In a decade, more than 90 crore people 26 Apr 2025 51+ (*Number of
appointment letters
came under the ambit of the government's 12 Jul 2025 51+ in thousands)
welfare schemes

only strengthen India’s global economic position but jobs is undergoing rapid transformation in the 21st
will also create meaningful opportunities for Indian century. The Prime Minister emphasised that it is
youth in the manufacturing and service sectors.” the impact of these numerous schemes that, in just
Addressing the evolving landscape of employment, the past ten years, 25 crore people have come out
the prime minister highlighted that the nature of of poverty. n

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