Trade agreements opening up new opportunities for youth: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India is entering into trade and mobility agreements with various nations to create new opportunities for the youth both within the country and abroad. Modi made these remarks at the 18th Rozgar Mela where he handed over 61,000 appointment letters for various government jobs electronically. Modi said India has the maximum number of youngsters in the world and his government was making efforts to create new opportunities for the youth within the country and abroad.Highlighting the country’s robust economy, PM Modi said that it is the only economy in the world which doubled its GDP within a decade. He said, today, over 100 countries are investing in India through Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), underscoring that FDI inflows have increased by more than 2.5 times compared to the decade before 2014. He added that this surge in foreign investment is creating countless employment opportunities for young people.

Empowering youth with skills and creating opportunities for employment and self-employment has been a priority of the government. Government recruitment has been taken up in mission mode, leading to the launch of the #RozgarMela

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A PMO statement said the Rozgar Mela is a key initiative aimed at translating this vision into action in line with the prime minister's commitment to accord the highest priority to employment generation. Since its inception, more than 11 lakh recruitment letters have been issued through Rozgar Melas organised across the country, it said.The new appointees will be serving in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Department of Financial Services, Department of Higher Education, among others.