‘NRA will prove to be a boon for crores of youngsters’: PM Modi

A single eligibility test would also significantly reduce the recruitment cycle. The move will benefit a large number of rural aspirants who try for Central government jobs every year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took to Twitter to laud the Cabinet’s decision to set up a multi-agency body called the National Recruitment Agency (NRA) that will conduct a Common Eligibility Test (CET) to screen candidates for Central government jobs.

The Centre has approved funds to the tune of Rs. 1517.57 crore to set up the National Recruitment Agency. (TWITTER.)

“The National Recruitment Agency will prove to be a boon for crores of youngsters. Through the Common Eligibility Test, it will eliminate multiple tests and save precious time as well as resources. This will also be a big boost to transparency,” PM Modi said in a tweet.

The Centre has approved funds to the tune of Rs. 1517.57 crore to set up the National Recruitment Agency. The expenditure will be undertaken over a period of three years. Besides setting up the NRA, the government will also spend on setting up proper examination infrastructure in the nearly 117 districts.

A single eligibility test would also significantly reduce the recruitment cycle. Some government departments had indicated their intention to do away with any second level test and go ahead with recruitment on the basis of CET scores, physical tests and medical examination.

Bringing in transformational reform in the recruitment process for central government jobs, the Cabinet has announced the creation of a National Recruitment Agency (NRA) to make the process of applying for such jobs easier for the youth.

There are more than 20 recruitment agencies currently under the Central government.