Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed over 51,000 appointment letters at the 20th Rozgar Mela on September 19.
The letters were handed over through video conferencing at around 12:30 pm.
The event was held at 45 locations across the country at the same time.
About 12.75 lakh youth will have received letters through the initiative after this edition.
Recruits are joining Revenue, Railways, Home Affairs, Health and Defence, among others.
He said that the world has high hopes from India’s innovators, entrepreneurs and youth power.
He told the new recruits that their signature on every file should advance the aspirations of young people.
He also urged public servants to adopt the philosophy of ‘Nagrik Devo Bhava’, which treats the citizen as divine.
The Prime Minister highlighted the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojana, a Rs 1 lakh crore initiative aimed at bringing two crore youth into the formal workforce.
He also referred to India’s reported 7.8 percent growth rate and a 12 percent surge in investment in the first quarter of the financial year.
New appointees from cities such as Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Pune were reported to have thanked the Prime Minister after receiving their letters.
Odisha was among the states hosting local Rozgar Mela events, with venues in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar.
The 20th Rozgar Mela was held on September 19, 2026, and the Prime Minister distributed the letters through video conferencing at around 12:30 pm.
The event was organised simultaneously at 45 locations across the country.
The new recruits are joining ministries and departments of the Government of India, including the Department of Revenue, the Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Other ministries and departments named for the appointments include the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Department of Financial Services and the Ministry of Defence.
Event at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, CC0
