New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that we are taking rapid steps towards building a new India, while he addressed the Assam Rozgar Mela via a video message. He added that Assam today was witnessing a new era of peace and development.

He recalled his visit to the state last month on the occasion of Bihu and said that the memory of the grand event which was a symbol of the glorification of Assamese culture is still fresh in his mind. He noted that today’s Rozgar Mela is a reflection of the seriousness towards the future of the youth in Assam.

Even before this, the Prime Minister said, more than 40 thousand youths have been given government jobs through the Rozgar Mela in Assam. He informed that appointment letters have been handed over to about 45 thousand youths today and wished a bright future for the youth.

“Assam is witnessing a new era of peace and development and this pace of development has spread positivity and inspiration in Assam,” the Prime Minister said. Reflecting on the processes initiated by the Government of Assam to make government recruitment more transparent, he touched upon the ‘Assam Direct Recruitment Commission’ that has been formed to carry out the recruitment process in various departments.

“All of us have taken a pledge to make our country a developed nation in the Azadi Ka Amrit Kaal”, the Prime Minister remarked as he stressed that the next 25 years of Amrit Kaal are as important as Seva Kaal. Underlining the importance of the appointees’ behaviour, thinking, approach to work, and impact on the public,” he said.

“In this era of Twenty20 cricket, the people of the country want quick results,” Modi said as he highlighted the need for government systems to transform themselves accordingly. He underlined the responsibilities of the government employees in fulfilling the aspirations of the citizens of the country. The Prime Minister urged the appointees to move forward with the same dedication that brought them here and stressed that they can contribute to improving society and the system by being open to learning new things.

The Prime Minister underlined that lakhs of crores of rupees are being spent on modernizing India’s infrastructure at a very fast pace and gave examples of new highways and expressways, railway lines, ports, airports and waterways, these projects. He mentioned that employment and self-employment opportunities are getting a boost in every sector with every new infrastructure project.

He gave the example of the requirement of engineers, technicians, accountants, labourers, and various types of equipment, steel and cement for the development of an airport. He also mentioned that employment opportunities are being created by the expansion of railway lines and their electrification. He touched upon the emphasis towards ease of living and stated that since 2014, the government has constructed about 4 crore pucca houses with facilities like toilets, gas connections, tapped water supply and electricity, and handed them to the poor. /BI/