With over one lakh startups, India stands as third-largest startup ecosystem: Anurag Thakur

Anurag Thakur. File Pic

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Singh Thakur on Monday said that with over one lakh startups, India has solidified its position as the third-largest startup nation. The minister also said that more than one lakh government jobs were given at 'Rozgar Melas' across India.

Speaking at the Rozgar Mela in Punjab's Jalandhar, Thakur emphasized that PM Modi has fulfilled his promise of providing 10 lakh jobs in a year, adding that the Rozgar Melas were organised at 47 different locations across the country.

Thakur further highlighted that in addition to this achievement, loans totaling Rs 34 crore were distributed under the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY), providing employment opportunities to crores of people. Similarly, 78 lakh street vendors benefited from loans provided under the PM SVANidhi Scheme, reported news agency ANI.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday distributed appointment letters to newly recruited individuals via video conferencing via video conferencing.

While addressing the event through video conferencing, the Prime Minister congratulated the youths and their families, stating, "Today, more than 1 lakh youth have received appointment letters for government jobs. You have achieved this success through hard work."

Hitting out at the previous government over job delays, PM Modi said, "The right to give jobs to the youth in the Government of India is continuously progressing at a fast pace. In earlier governments, it used to take a very long time from the issue of job advertisement to the issuance of appointment letters. Taking advantage of this delay, the game of bribery was also rampant during that time."

The Prime Minister applauded the central government for making the recruitment procedure transparent. "Not only this, the government is very insistent that the recruitment process be completed within the stipulated time. With this, every youth has started getting equal opportunities to prove his ability," he added.

PM Modi had launched the 'Rozgar Mela' campaign on October 22, 2022, marking the beginning of the initiative to provide 10 lakh government jobs.

(With ANI inputs)