Explained: The govt jobs situation | Explained News,The Indian Express

The PM has ordered a million central government posts to be filled in ‘mission mode’ over the next 18 months. What is the status of vacancies, and how many recruitments have been made in the last few years?

Following a review of the “status of human resources in all departments and ministries” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, his office tweeted that the PM had “instructed that recruitment of 10 lakh people be done by the Government in mission mode in next 1.5 years”.

Why has the government launched a massive employment drive at this point?

Over the last few years, the central government has been going slow on recruitments to regular posts. Its representatives have instead pointed to employment generation through Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan (GKRA), Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana (ABRY), Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) and Deen Dayal Antyoday Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), Mudra loans, Stand Up, etc.

But the yearning for government employment remains strong across the country, seen periodically in the waves of applications whenever posts are advertised, and in the proliferation of coaching classes for competitive exams for jobs of all categories. The government has been facing criticism on this issue — several leaders were confronted by youths during the UP Assembly election campaign, and slogans of “Sena bharti chalu karo” were raised in at least two rallies addressed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

The announcement on “mission mode” recruitments recognises this demand from younger voters. The 18-month window announced by the PM extends until December 2023, or about four months before Lok Sabha elections are expected to be held.

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