*Hardeep Puri distributes appointment letters to new recruits during Rozgar Mela in Chandigarh*
Under the aegis of Ministry of Home Affairs, GOI Rozgar Mela, was organized today at the Headquarters of BSF Western Command, Chandigarh. This was the second tranche of handing over of Offer of Appointment letters to the newly inducted recruits and to carry forward the vision of Honorable Prime Minister for providing employment to 10 lakh people by the end of 2023.
The ceremony at the Headquarters of BSF Western Command, Chandigarh was presided over by Sh Hardeep Singh Puri, Hon’ble Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, wherein physical copies of Offer of Appointment letters were handed over to 171 candidates hailing from Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, selected for various posts in 17 different departments of Government of India, besides issuing Offer of Appointment letters through Virtual mode. Welcoming the chief guest and other dignitaries present in the function, Sh P V Rama Sastry, IPS, ADG BSF Western Command apprised them about sensitivity of the border under Western Command and the role of BSF in aid to the civil authorities.
Hardeep Singh Puri said that “Rozgar Mela” is an important step towards fulfilling the Prime Minister’s continued commitment to provide employment opportunities to the youth and ensure the welfare of the society. He has also reiterated that India now has become the 5th largest economy of the world and the onus for taking it further is on us all especially the youth of the country. All the candidates who are getting Offer of Appointment today have thus a great roll in nation building and he wished them Good Luck.He also reinterated that the recruitment drive is being launched by Central Ministries and departments by filling existing vacancies against sanctioned posts in a mission mode through recruitment agencies like UPSC, SSC, Railway Recruitment Board, etc.
On this occasion, 71,000 Offer of Appointments across 45 Regional Centers were handed over to the newly inducted recruits, wherein the Hon’ble Prime Minister initially addressed the newly appointed candidates through virtual mode and urged them to work for the cause of nation building. Thereafter, Hon’ble Prime Minister launched the “KARAMYOGI PRARAMBH MODULE“ which is an online orientation course for all new appointees in various government departments. It will include Code of Conduct for government servants, work place ethics and integrity, human resource policies and other benefits and allowances that will help them to get acclimatized to the polices and transition smoothly into the new roles.
