Mysuru, 17 Oct

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah kicked off the “Mega Job Fair and Yuva Samruddhi Sammelana" in Mysuru by declaring that “I am not Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who fails to keep his promises”.

“Modi promised to create 2 crore jobs annually but failed to deliver,” he said on Friday. “Over these 11 years, a total of 22 crore jobs should have been created.”

Noting that the Karnataka Congress government had hosted job fairs in Bengaluru, he said, “58,892 job aspirants have participated and benefited by gaining opportunities and knowledge. Of these, 11,507 candidates have received appointment letters, and 22,819 candidates have been shortlisted for the final stage.”

On the Statewide impact, he said, “In job fairs held across districts, 1,20,563 candidates participated, 24,391 candidates received appointment letters, and 48,232 candidates were selected for the final round.”

As many as 13,289 people attended the divisional level udyog mela in Mysuru while at least 43,000 people had registered. 1,346 candidates received offer letters while 3,303 were shortlisted. A total of 235 companies participated in the mela.