Union Minister of State for Finance Dr. Bhagwat Karad distributed job appointment letters to 271 candidates in the employment fair organised at Talegaon in Pune today. The appointments included those in the paramilitary forces like the Central Reserve Police Force, Border Security Force, and Indo-Tibetan Border Police. Speaking on the occasion Dr. Karad said, the next 25 years will be India's Amrit Kaal and during this period the newly appointed employees will be known as Amrit Rakshak. He further said, while working as a government employee, it will be the responsibility of all of us to increase the honour of the country while providing the right service facilities to the citizens.

Exhorting that it is necessary to be physically and mentally capable while working mainly in the field of defence, Dr. Karad said, there is a need to pay more attention to one’s physical fitness. He appealed to the candidates to carry out the responsibility of taking the country forward in an honest and conscientious manner. Deputy Director General of Central Reserve Police Force Pune Centre Rakesh Kumar and Centre Commandant Kabir Kumar Chand were among the prominent persons present on the occasion.