Addressing newly recruited candidates, PM Modi said global confidence in India’s youth and technological growth is creating fresh opportunities across sectors and international partnerships.
For decades, West Bengal has lived on memory. The state that once led India in commerce, finance, manufacturing and intellectual life slowly ceded ground to Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, and even neighbouring Bangladesh in several labour-intensive sectors.
Positioning rural development as a central pillar of inclusive growth, the Chief Minister outlined key initiatives ranging from the launch of Punjab’s first-ever caste socio-economic survey to large-scale infrastructure creation, revenue generation through transparent land management, and youth-focused development programmes.
India is quietly approaching a demographic turning point that its political vocabulary has yet to fully acknowledge.
Congratulating the newly recruited youth, Modi said that giving employment opportunities to them has been his government's top priority.
Under the scheme, 1,000 local youth will be trained and appointed as Pashu Mitras across rural areas.
It said the growth was driven primarily by the trade (3.63%) and other services (3.13%) sectors, while the manufacturing sector contracted by 4.7% during the same period.
"No company or appointee will be able to exploit the employee. The appointing companies will ensure minimum wage to their employees, while the government will bear the responsibility of additional charges," he announced.
India today stands as the world’s second-largest supplier of seafarers, a source of both pride and livelihood for thousands of families across coastal states.
Heated exchanges marked the proceedings after questions were raised on job creation figures.
