Indian Prime Minister Modi will launch a recruitment program on the 22nd, promising to provide government-sector employment opportunities for 1 million youths in response to outside criticism of the high unemployment rate.
"Hindustan Times " quoted the news from the Indian Prime Minister's Office on the 20th that Modi will announce the official launch of the above-mentioned recruitment plan through a video conference on the 22nd and will issue a letter of appointment to the first batch of 75,000 hired persons. According to reports, the first batch of new employees will join 38 ministries or departments of the federal government, with specific positions including Central Armed Forces personnel, police officers, stenographers, tax inspectors, etc. The most vacancies are in the postal, defense, railway and taxation departments. Indian Home Minister Shah said on Twitter: "This will bring new hope and confidence to young people."
Due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the Indian economy suffered a heavy blow. Data from the Indian Economic Monitoring Centre, headquartered in , Mumbai, , shows that India's unemployment rate has remained at around 7% in recent months, higher than the global average. In the past few quarters, the unemployment rate among young people aged 15-29 in urban India has hovered around 20%. Reuters said it is not clear whether this means there are 1 million job openings in the Indian government department or whether it will create additional jobs. Modi said in June that he planned to complete a recruitment of 1 million people by September next year.
The Indian Express analyzed that this move is seen as an important measure for the Modi government to seize the issue of "unemployment rate" from the opposition before its third re-election in 2024. Although the ruling party vigorously publicizes the recruitment plan, there are still constant doubts from all walks of life. According to India's "TimesNow" news network, Indian Congress leader Rahul Gandhi questioned delays and rising unemployment rates during the recruitment process, saying Modi's commitment to creating jobs was "drawing a big pie." "Just like 8 years ago, young people were promised to provide 20 million jobs a year, now they are talking about 1 million government jobs. Modi is not an expert in creating jobs, but an expert in producing 'news' about employment."
Source: Global Times Liu Yang
