Efforts should be made to provide jobs to ex-servicemen in private sector apart from Government sector. Officers should work towards welfare of ex-servicemen with the spirit of service. This was stated by Home Minister Uma Shankar Gupta at a meeting with District Ex-servicemen Welfare Officers at Sainik Rest House here today.
The Home Minister directed the officers to ensure ex-servicemen’s welfare through better coordination with collectors. He said that officers can contact him in dire need.
The Home Minister said that ex-servicemen should be trained through skill development centres as per demands of industries.
He asked the officers to motivate ex-servicemen upto 45 years of age for jobs and those above this age to start businesses under Government’s schemes. Gupta said that industrialists and office-bearers of voluntary organisations should also be invited to recruitment rallies.
He said that pamphlets highlighting importance of Flag Day should be distributed. Flags should also be pinned to industrialists and businesspersons. literature regarding it should also be printed in Hindi. Gupta asked the officers to ensure welfare of ex-servicemen with the spirit of service.
At the meeting, District Ex-servicemen Welfare Officers informed about works done in districts. Officer from Hoshangabad informed that 750 ex-servicemen reside in the district. Of these, 705 are employed and 45 are doing self-business.