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Modi govt organises Rozgar Melas, but vacant posts show its hiring capacity is limited

Before attempting to answer whether the Rozgar Melas are working, it would be useful to take a look at the performance of the Modi govt on this front since it was formed in May 2014.

Soon after the 2024 general elections and the formation of the government in New Delhi, there was a lot of talk about the need to provide jobs and fill vacancies in different Union ministries and their departments. Perhaps this followed the ruling party’s assessment that jobs were one of the factors behind its underwhelming electoral performance that did not let it form the government on the strength of its own majority.

Whatever the reasons, the first Union Budget after the elections did announce a few schemes, including an internship programme aimed at creating more jobs in the private sector. Simultaneously, the government decided to pay more attention to the need to offer jobs in its ministries and departments.

In July last year, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh told the Indian Parliament that the government had issued directives to all Union ministries and departments to take timely and advance action to fill vacant posts through direct recruitment. “Rozgar Melas are being organised in 45-50 cities at regular intervals, which act as a catalyst for the time-bound filling of vacancies across central government ministries, departments, and organisation,” Mr Singh stated in response to a Parliament question.

Indeed, at a Rozgar Mela organised in December 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had distributed over 71,000 appointment letters to newly recruited government employees. Earlier in October 2024, Mr Modi had distributed over 51,000 appointment letters for government jobs at another Rozgar Mela.

This was understandable also because the........

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