1 million govt jobs by 2024: PM Modi's order for hiring on 'mission mode'

Central govt depts, ministries told to identify vacancies at the earliest

With less than two years left for the next general elections, the Narendra Modi government has sprung into action to address one of the most talked-about problems in the country: Unemployment. The prime minister on Tuesday directed all central government ministries and departments to identify vacancies and recruit one million in one and a half years.

The decision comes amid the Opposition’s frequent criticism that the government has failed to create enough jobs even as unemployment remains a sore point in the economy, especially in the wake of Covid-19.

A large number of vacant posts in different government departments have often been