Amid a chorus of criticism by Opposition parties over lack of employment generation, the Union Budget presented on Saturday estimated that more than 2.62 lakh jobs are likely to be created between March 2019 and March 2021 in various organisations.
The strength of Government establishments was 32,62,908 as on March 1, 2019, which will increase to 35,25,388 by the same date in 2021 — an increase of 2,62,480, it said.
The Congress and other parties have been criticising the Modi Government over lack of job creation, especially after demonetisation of high-value currency notes in November 2016. The budget documents give a break-up of the jobs likely to created in Central Government departments between 2019 and March 2021.
The highest 79,353 jobs are estimated to be created in policing. As many as 22,046 new jobs are likely to be created in the Defence Ministry (civil). Its strength was 70,978 in March 2019 and it will increase to 93,024 by the same month in 2021.
The workforce of Home Ministry (excluding Cabinet, police forces,