PM directs govt departments, ministries to recruit 10L people in next 1.5 yrs

Recruitment of 10 lakh people be done by the Government of India in a mission mode in the next 15 years announced the Prime Ministers Office on TuesdayA tweet from the official Twitter handle of the Prime Ministers 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 15 yearsWith 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 monthsThe 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 201718Employment 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 countryThe Government of India has announced the Aatmanirbhar Bharat package to provide stimulus to businesses and mitigate the adverse impact of COVID19 Under this package the Government is providing a fiscal stimulus of more than Rs 27 lakh crore This package comprises various longterm schemes programmes policies for making the country selfreliant and creating employment opportunitiesAlso read PM Modi to visit Maharashtra todayAatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana ABRY has been launched with effect from October 1 2020 as part of Atmanirbhar Bharat package 30 to incentivize employers for the creation of new employment along with social security benefits and restoration of loss of employment during COVID19 pandemic This scheme is being implemented through the Employees Provident Fund Organisation EPFO which seeks to reduce the financial burden of the employers and encourages them to hire more workersPradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana PMMY is being implemented by the Government for facilitating selfemployment Under PMMY collateralfree loans up to Rs 10 lakh are extended to microsmall business enterprises and to individuals to enable them to set up or expand their business activities Up to March 11 2022 3408 crore loans were sanctioned under the schemeThe Government had launched the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan GKRA of 125 days on June 20 2020 to boost employment and livelihood opportunities for returnee migrant workers and similarly affected persons including youth in rural areas in 116 selected districts across 6 states of Bihar Jharkhand Madhya Pradesh Odisha Rajasthan and Uttar PradeshPM Gati Shakti is a transformative approach to economic growth and sustainable development The approach is driven by seven engines namely Roads Railways Airports Ports Mass Transport Waterways and Logistics Infrastructure This approach is powered by Clean Energy and Sabka Prayas leading to huge job and entrepreneurial opportunities for allThe Government has put emphasis on railways roads urban transport power telecom textiles and affordable housing amid continued focus on the National Infrastructure Pipeline Budget 202122 launched Production Linked Incentive PLI schemes with an outlay of Rs 197 lakh crore for a period of 5 years starting from 202122 All these initiatives are expected to collectively generate employment and boost output in the medium to long term through multiplier effectsThe Government of India is encouraging various projects involving substantial investment and public expenditure on schemes like the Prime Ministers Employment Generation Programme PMEGP of the Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme MGNREGS and Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana DDUGKY of the Ministry of Rural Development Deen Dayal Antodaya YojanaNational Urban Livelihoods Mission DAYNULM of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs etc for employment generationBesides these initiatives various flagship programmes of the Government such as Make in India Startup India Digital India Smart City Mission Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation Housing for All Infrastructure Development and Industrial Corridors are also oriented towards generating employment opportunities Rameswar Teli Minister of State Ministry of Labour and Employment said in Rajya Sabha on March 24This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever