Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has hailed setting up of the National Recruitment Agency as a historic decision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<br />'' <br />''He said, NRA will pave the way for transformational reform in the recruitment process for central government jobs.<br />'' <br />''He called the decision of the Cabinet to set up a National Recruitment Agency to conduct Common Eligibility Test as a historic, visionary and revolutionary reform in the field of recruitment for Central Government jobs.<br />'' <br />''Briefing media, he said, the decision marks a paradigm shift in government recruitment process.<br />'' <br />''The Minister said that the move will not only lead to Ease of Recruitment, Selection and Job placement, but will ultimately ensure Ease of Living, as about 1000 centres, one in each district will be set up, where candidates can take the test.<br />'' <br />''He said, the measure will immensely help the candidates from the far flung and hilly areas and particularly the girl candidates, besides saving their valuable time and resources.<br />'' <br />''Dr. Jitendra Singh said that NRA will come into force from next year and will be headquartered in Delhi.<br />'' <br />''The Minister informed that State Governments will also be advised to come on board in a true spirit of Cooperative Federalism.<br />'' <br />''He also hoped that in near future, private sector will also join the NRA.<br />'' <br />''Dr. Jitendra Singh said that there will be two tests per year under NRA and the scores of the candidates will remain valid for three years.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">He said, besides Hindi and English, tests will be conducted in 12 languages in due course and efforts will be made to include all the languages mentioned in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution.</span><br />