Employment Mahakumbh Mumbai: Fadnavis on 2047 Vision

Education, training and employment are the three pillars essential for the developed India 2047 vision. That was Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's message at the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Employment Mahakumbh in Mumbai on September 29, where he told young job seekers that continuous skilling is now unavoidable amid rapid technological change. The Employment Mahakumbh Mumbai, a mega job fair, was organised as part of the 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan' launched across Maharashtra to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi completing 25 years as head of government.

Employment Mahakumbh Mumbai: the three pillars

Devendra Fadnavis told the Employment Mahakumbh Mumbai that employment and education are important aspects of human life and would play a key role in India's development by 2047. "Developing education, training, and employment human resources is the most important issue in our country," he said. "This is what will help us build the developed India of 2047, moving toward our dream of a poverty-free, unemployment-free, and disease-free India."

The Chief Minister stressed that India's young population must continuously acquire new skills as technologies change. Merely obtaining a degree is not enough, he said; keeping pace with artificial intelligence, semiconductors and quantum computing requires constant upskilling. Around 65% of India's population is of working age, which makes the skilling question central to the country's economic future.

Why the Employment Mahakumbh Mumbai was held

The fair was organised in the name of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, whose philosophy of Antyodaya focused on bringing the last person in society to the forefront and achieving economic equality. "This mega employment fair is being held in the name of Pandit Deendayalji," Fadnavis said. He added that a way of thinking where everyone has work, where every person matters, and where the last person in society is brought right to the front, is what can make India genuinely economically strong.

Fadnavis disclosed that about one lakh young people had enrolled for the employment initiative, with the government targeting immediate jobs for at least 50,000 of them. "Today, through this job fair, we are bringing all the employers together," he said, describing the fair as a bridge between industries seeking skilled manpower and young people looking for work.

Employment Mahakumbh Mumbai and Antyodaya

The Antyodaya theme ran through the event. Fadnavis said the employment fair aims to promote an inclusive approach to economic development that prioritises lifting up underprivileged sections of society. The state government is also working to open international employment avenues: there is demand for skilled manpower in more than 28 countries, and Maharashtra is linking education with skill development, training and jobs to prepare youth for those openings.

At the Employment Mahakumbh Mumbai, the Chief Minister personally presented appointment letters to two candidates hired by Crewa Capital Services Pvt. Ltd., underlining the fair's purpose of converting registrations into actual placements. The Employment Mahakumbh Mumbai was one of several employment drives organised under the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan across the state.

Jobs on offer

The broader push extends beyond Mumbai. A 'Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Maha Rozgar Melava' was launched online across all districts of the Konkan and Nashik divisions, organised by the Department of Skills, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Fadnavis said those fairs would open up employment and self-employment opportunities for youth in both divisions. The message from the Employment Mahakumbh Mumbai was consistent throughout: education, training and employment, pursued together, are the route to developed India 2047.