Sri Vijaya Puram, Oct 29: Once again, Andaman and Nicobar Islands has topped in distribution of the highest number of offers of appointment to the job aspirants in this UT in the Grand Rogar Mela organized by A & N Administration today at DBRAIT Auditorium. Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi participated in this nationwide Rozgar Mela through video conferencing at 40 different locations across the country. The A&N Islands also stood topped in both 1st round of Rozgar Mela held on 26.09.2023 at DBRAIT Auditorium and the 3rd round of Grand Rozgar Mela held on 12.02.2024 at the historic Netaji Stadium at Sri Vijaya Puram. Now, in that series, Fourth Rozgar Mela was held on 29.10.2024 at DBRAIT Auditorium wherein, 1044 job offers have been distributed in the public function which is again the highest number of jobs offered to more than 51,000 unemployed Youth amongst all 40 venues, nationwide.
It has indeed been a matter of immense pride for this UT that, with the concerted efforts of UT Administration under the dynamic leadership of Hon’ble Lt. Governor, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the UT Administration has consecutively been the fourth time, torch-bearer in leading the Rozgar Melas, nationwide spread over 40 different locations among the various States and UTs with the highest number of Offers of Appointment i.e., 1044 given by Shri Satish Chandra Dubey, Minister of State for Coal & Mines, GoI as chief guest in the presence of Shri Bishnu Pada Ray, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, as guest of honour at the DBRAIT Auditorium in this UT so as to fulfill the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri. Narendra Modi to provide Govt. jobs to lakhs of unemployed youth. On this occasion, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Shri. Bishnu Pada Ray, Chief Secretary (i/c) of A&N Administration, Shri.A.S.P.S. Raviprakash, PCCF, DGP (i/c) and Senior officers and employees of the Administration graced the mega event with their benign presence.
The Hon’ble Minister of State for Coal & Mines, Shri Satish Chandra Dubey informed the gathering that the Government of India has recently re-named Port Blair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, as Sri Vijaya Puram, the erstwhile ‘Kalapani’, which will not only give the people a feeling of freedom from external slavery but also give them a glimpse of their ancient heritage and legendary culture. In this context, Sri Vijaya Puram signifies a break from the British colonial legacy and is a symbol of victory in India’s freedom struggle lasting for more than 100 years and the unique historical role of these Islands in their freedom struggle. He made a special mention of the natural beauty and serene pollution free environment of this UT and thus, every Indian must pay a visit to this UT.
The chief guest, expressed his extreme satisfaction and appreciated the efforts made by the UT Administration in organizing the Rozgar Melas at such a mass scale which has been ‘un-precedented & flawless’ and stated that the Union Govt. under the dynamic leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister is committed to provide employment opportunities to the unemployed youth in mission mode. He also categorically mentioned that out of 1044 beneficiaries in this Rozgar Mela, there were 532 females whereas only 512 were males, which clearly reflects that the women have truly outnumbered the males which has been a sign of inclusive growth and development without gender bias. He hoped that all the youth of this UT including those who are receiving the appointment letters today should contribute to fulfill the dream of Hon’ble Prime Minister of ‘Viksit Bharat’.
Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Shri Bishnu Pada Ray while expressing his satisfaction on the entire recruitment process stated that he can definitely vouch for the transparent and fair manner in which, the entire recruitment process has been undertaken by A&N Administration. He wished all the selected candidates, a bright future and a great day. He mentioned that, around 4888 posts have been filled, so far, which is a great achievement for this UT. He suggested that the UT Administration should utilize the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana especially for the Nicobar Group of Islands in the larger public interest for their energy requirements as well as overall development.
During the function, Shri A.S.P.S. Raviprakash, Chief Secretary (i/c), A & N Administration expressed his gratitude towards Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and Hon’ble Lt. Governor, A&N Islands and stated that under their persistent guidance and support, the entire recruitment process has been undertaken by the Andaman & Nicobar Administration in an efficient manner for the fourth time. He also thanked the chief guest, Shri Satish Chandra Dubey for gracing the occasion. He further stated that, UT of Andaman and Nicobar has so far conducted three Rozgar Melas in close succession i.e., on 26.09.2023 with 865 Offers of Appointment given, subsequently, on 30.11.2023, 258 Offers of Appointment were distributed and on 12.02.2024, with 2721 Offers of Appointment distributed at the hands of Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi. Today also, 1044 candidates have been provided with job offers during the Rozgar Mela.
Shri C. Arvind, Secretary (Perl.) welcomed the chief guest for gracing the function by visiting the territory for the first time at such a short notice and motivating the youth. He expressed his sincere gratitude towards Hon’ble Lt. Governor for providing necessary directions and unconditional support which has helped this UT Administration to conduct the entire recruitment process so smoothly and in a time-bound manner. He also welcomed Hon’ble Member of Parliament, for his gracious presence and thanked him for providing persistent positive criticism and guidance for people centric Administration.
He made a special mention of the Chief Secretary, Shri Keshav Chandra with whose periodic reviews and day-to-day supervision, the UT has been able to achieve the highest recruitments in a mission-mode over last two years resulting into employment opportunities for nearly 5000 unemployed Youth.
He also mentioned the untiring and relentless efforts and team spirit shown by the R & E Section of the Secretariat for making the entire recruitment process and this massive exercise possible in a time-bound manner with full transparency and merit-based. He also informed that there were more than 229 different posts and more than 9 types of reservations in various Departments with 10 lakhs permutations & combinations for which, our own people have developed a trusted software with 100% accuracy especially in an environment where even a single mistake could have resulted into innumerable litigations. He also informed the gathering that nearly 98% of the selected candidates belong to this UT and thus the Administration has indeed supported Hon’ble PM’s vision for making India Berozgar- Mukt by 2047, a reality.
The public function concluded with the vote of thanks by Dr. Anil Agarwal, Secretary (Labour and Employment) and Special Secretary (Personnel) of the UT Administration, who offered heartfelt gratitude to the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, under whose sustained guidance and inspiration, the Nationwide Rozgar Melas of this magnitude could be organized at nearly 40 different locations so as to provide substantive employment opportunities to the unemployed youth. He also expressed sincere gratitude towards the chief guest, Shri Satish Chandra Dubey,Hon’ble MoS, Coal and Mines, Shri. Bishnu Pada Ray, Hon’ble MP of this UT and other dignitaries present for gracing the event with their august presence.
