The Border Security Force (BSF) organized 14th tranche of 'Rozgar Mela' on Monday at frontier headquarters in Salbagan area of Agartala.

Ashwani Kumar Sharma, IG, BSF was the chief guest and Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Rozgar Mela virtually and addressed the newly recruited candidates through video conference. During the ceremony 305 appointment letters were distributed among the appointees from all across the state to join various ministries, department, CAPF (BSF-116, Assam Riffle 14, CISF-30, CRPF-98, ITBP-22, SSB-07), SBI-04, and postal department-14.

Darshan Lal Gola, IG, CRPF and other senior officers were also present during the distribution of offer of appointment to the selected candidates.

In the Rozgar Mela more than 71,000 appointment letters were handed over to the youth at 45 different locations all over the country. 43,421 youth will join CAPF while remaining in other ministries and departments.

Today's initiative will be a significant step towards fulfilling the Prime Minister's continuous commitment to providing job opportunities for the youth and ensuring the welfare of citizens. As per the directions of the Prime Minister, all Ministries and Departments are working hard towards filling up existing vacancies against the sanctioned posts.

These recruitments are being done in a mission mode by the ministries and departments either by themselves or through recruiting agencies such as SSC and other Recruitment Boards. Selection processes have been simplified and made tech-enabled for expeditious recruitment.