In a major initiative which would help in more recruitment of the youths of the State in the Indian Cost Guard, the armed force entrusted with securing maritime interests of the country, the Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat laid the foundation stone of the Coast Guard recruitment centre at Harrawala on Friday. Once operational, the centre would recruit about 1500 youths every year for the Coast Guard.
Speaking on the occasion, CM said that by opening the recruitment centre more employment opportunities would be available for the youngsters of Uttarakhand. He said that the state already has recruitment centres of Army, Navy and Air force. Terming the recruitment centre as the product of ‘ Raibar’, the programme organised for non resident Uttarakhandis, Rawat said that apart from recruitment centre, a drone application research centre which is first of its kind in the country has been opened in Uttarakhand. He said that the recruitment centre is a major initiative towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to develop the state as ‘ Sainik Dham’. He claimed that a magnificent Shaurya Sthal ( Sainya Dham) would soon be setup in Dehradun and for it 70 bighas of land has already been selected. Rawat added that a National Law University is being set up at Ranipokhri and a Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology (CIPET) has been opened in Doiwala. He said that the Dehradun airport, Jollygrant is being expanded to increase tourist inflow in the state.
In his address, Director General (DG), Coast Guard, Rajendra Singh said that the recruitment centre is result of brain storming held during the ‘ Raibar’ programme. Terming the centre as dream of CM Rawat, the DG said that being a resident of Uttarakhand, he too wanted to do something for the youth of the state. He said that the recruitment centre would get functional in one and half years. Singh added that the coast guard would also help in training the personnel of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF). He said that Indian Coast Guard is the world’s fourth largest coast guard.
The government of India has approved a sum of Rs 17 crore for the land of the centre while a sum of Rs 25 crore would be provided for construction of the building. The union government would bear the entire expense of the recruitment centre. The centre would cater recruitment from the states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana.
The Mayor of Dehradun Sunil Uniyal ‘ Gama’, Anita Mamgain, secretary skill development Ranjit Sinha, additional secretary Dr Iqbal Ahmed, Director employment Jiwan Singh Nangnyal and others were present on the
occasion.