Amritsar (Punjab) [India], September 20 (ANI): Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri highlighted the steady expansion of national employment initiatives at the 20th edition of the Rozgar Mela held in Amritsar, noting that the initiative has crossed a major milestone with roughly 12.5 to 13 lakh appointment letters issued nationwide.

Addressing the media, the Union Minister emphasised that 51,000 appointment letters were handed over across 45 locations, while expressing that he has felt fortunate to participate in 17 of the 20 editions held so far.

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"I have come here for the Rozgar Mela (Job Fair) event.

This was the 20th edition of the Rozgar Mela.

It was launched in 2022, and since then, 20 such fairs have been held, with 12.5 to 13 lakh appointment letters issued across the country.

In today's event, 51,000 appointment letters were handed over across 45 different locations.

I am very fortunate to have attended 17 of these 20 editions," Hardeep Singh Puri said.

Puri also addressed the global turmoil caused by the effective shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that the administration effectively managed the country's extensive network of 107,000 retail fuel outlets.

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He said, "Amidst global turmoil, particularly following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which has set the global energy sector ablaze, we have managed our 107,000 retail points effectively.” Dismissing opposition complaints as unfounded misinformation, the Union Minister emphasised that not a single retail station ran dry during the volatile period and said, “Opposition parties continue to complain, yet not a single one of these 107,000 retail points has run dry.

They attempted to spread a lot of false information.” The Union Minister further acknowledged that liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) presented genuine logistical hurdles while lauding the Prime Minister's leadership for ensuring there was no shortage.

“We did have genuine concerns regarding LPG, as our daily consumption is 90,000 metric tonnes while domestic production was around 34,000–35,000 metric tonnes.

Most of our supplies came from countries near the Strait of Hormuz, and those....