MUMBAI: PM Modi, who was in city on Saturday for the groundbreaking of infrastructure works worth Rs 29,400 crore, said that in the last 3-4 years, around eight crore new jobs have been generated in India and this has silenced those making a false narrative about the country’s situation. This was the PM’s first visit to Mumbai after the Lok Sabha polls.

“The country’s people are clever, and the public is recognising this. As soon as the new govt took oath, we took a step towards giving poor proper pucca homes and these included homes to several adivasis and Dalits too. Every infrastructure project leads to job creation, and with increase in its pace, employment generation is also increasing,” said PM Modi.

RBI’s KLEMS database released on Monday stated that the growth in employment in the country doubled to 6% (provisional) in FY2024, compared to a 3.2% rise seen in FY2023. In absolute terms, the number of jobs increased by approximately 4.7 crore to 64.3 crore in FY2024. In FY2023, the total workforce stood at 59.7 crore. The data also showed that since FY2021, the country added 7.8 crore jobs.

“In the third term, the NDA govt will work at thrice the speed. Maharashtra has the power of industry, agriculture, finance sector and this has made Mumbai the finance centre. I want to make Mumbai the fintech capital and Maharashtra the tourism capital of the country,” PM said.

“Mumbai has completed Coastal Road and Atal Setu and there were attempts to delay it, but today 20,000 cars are using it (Atal Setu) daily. Also, because of it, fuel worth Rs 20-25 lakh is getting saved. With this approach, we are making Mumbai’s transport advanced in every way. Ten years back, there was only an 8km Metro line in Mumbai, but today this has reached 80km. Apart from this, 200km Metro network work is going on,” said PM Modi.

PM Modi launched the Mukhyamantri Yuva Karya Prashikshan Yojana with an outlay of around Rs 5,600 crore. It is an internship programme aimed at addressing youth unemployment by providing opportunities for skill enhancement and industry exposure.