A state level academy would be set up in Himachal Pradesh to impart training to the common youth for the posts of officers and soldiers in Indian Army.
This was stated by Sainik Welfare Minister Mahender Singh Thakur here on Wednesday while chairing a meeting of officers of Sainik Welfare Board.
He said that opening of this academy was the brainchild of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and the work had already been started in this regard. The main objective of this academy would be to ensure recruitment of maximum youth of the state in Indian Army, he said.
The Minister further said, the academy would motivate the educated youth having poor and rural background to join Army and coaching facility would be provided for the posts of soldier up to officer.
The coaching would be provided by the trained Army officers which would help the youth to prepare themselves for recruitment in Army, he said.
The committees had already been constituted at district level in the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioners in this regard in which Superintendent of Police, Chief Medical Officers and Deputy Director, Higher Education would be members. The Sainik Welfare Board would bear the expenses occurring on various activities like coaching and assistance in recruitment rallies, he added.
