Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Jammu and Kashmir is pride of every Indian and together we have to take it to new heights. Stating that the people of J&K have always emphasised on transparency, the Prime Minister said that the time has come to leave the old challenges and take advantage of the new possibilities. Addressing Jammu and Kashmir Rozgar Mela via video conferencing, he said that for fast pace of development, we have to work with a new approach and new thinking. During the Rozgar Mela, 3000 appointment letters to work in the various government departments were handed over to youth across 20 different places in the Union Territory.
Congratulating the recipients of appointment letters, the Prime Minister informed that preparations are in full swing to hand out more than 700 appointment letters in other departments in the coming days. He underlined that youth will write a new story of development in J&K. He also informed that recruitments have been done for about 30 thousand posts in government departments since 2019. The Prime Minister added that the mantra of ‘Employment through competence’ is instilling new confidence in the youth of the Jammu and Kashmir. Throwing light on the record increase in the number of tourists witnessed by J&K, the Prime Minister noted that the tourism sector received a boost due to the infrastructural developments and increased connectivity. He further added that farmers have also benefited a great deal from increased connectivity as it is now easier for the apple farmers of J&K to send their produce outside the UT.