NEW DELHI: The Indian Railways is likely to hand over the appointment letters to around 50,000 new recruits in the next round of Rozgar Mela. The mela may be held early next month before the announcement of the assembly election in Karnataka, sources said.
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TOI has learnt that most of the new recruits will be for Group-C services and these include gangman and pointsman. Appointment letters to new commercial clerks will also be handed over. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chaired the Rozgar Melas so far and these are part of the government’s announcement to give 10 lakh jobs before the next Lok Sabha election in 2024.
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Last week, the railway ministry had informed the Lok Sabha that there are 3.15 lakh vacancies and most of them are in Group-C services. In a written reply to a question, it had also informed the Lower House that it targets to complete the recruitment of around 38,000 persons for Group C services.
