New Delhi, Oct 28: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh on Saturday said women recruitment has doubled since 2014 in government jobs at different levels.
Dr Jitendra Singh, who is also Incharge DoPT, said, “Compared to just around 6-6.25% fresh Women recruitments in the years preceding 2014, their numbers have more than doubled to 12-13% in the last more than nine years of Prime Minister Modi.”
The minister said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has empowered the Nari Shakti in every sector. “A unique feature of the 10th Rozgar Mela is that women represent 21% of more than 50,000 fresh appointees. Overall, out of the over 6.48 lakh appointees in the ten Rozgar Melas held during the last one year, more than 1.1 lakh are Women employees, representing 17% of the total fresh recruitments.”
Dr Singh said the Railways accounts for a majority of the fresh appointees during the 10th Rozgar Mela. “Railway is an important part of our lives for more than 130 crore people of the country. Indian Railways has received focused attention in the last more than nine years of the present Government headed by PM Modi,” he said, adding, “In the last nine years railway track length has nearly doubled to 25,000 km, compared to 14,985 km length laid during 65 years since Independence. Compared to 4,418 bridges and underpasses constructed till 2014, their number today stands at 10,868.”
Dr Jitendra said that during PM Modi’s tenure major works have been completed to bring the Kashmir Valley on the rail map. The world’s tallest rail bridge in the Reasi district of J&K had also been built as part of this project, he said.
He said PM Modi has upgraded Indian Railways with a fleet of more than 34 most modern high-speed Vande Bharat trains and the Namo Bharat RRTS was inaugurated by PM Modi this month. Amrit Bharat stations, equipped with modern facilities and amenities, have also been added to make train travel an exhilarating experience, he added.
“Railway safety has also vastly improved during the tenure of PM Modi. Compared to an average of 171 accidents annually till 2014, this figure has come down sharply to 71,” Dr Jitendra said.
