Over 19,000 people will be joining various central government departments before February 28 amid a sustained campaign by NDTV focusing on unemployment in the country. These candidates had successfully cleared the Staff Selection Commission exam either in 2015 or 2016, but were not issued appointment letters and were not even given any reason for the delay. NDTV questioned why the appointments of the candidates, who slogged hard to clear the exams, were put on hold and why there was a silence over their pleas. After a sustained campaign, the authorities have finally woken up.