With an objective to train youths for recruitment in the armed forces of the country, the Youth Foundation would hold selection camps in different parts of Dehradun district from June 12. The selected youths would be provided free training by the foundation at its camp where free boarding and lodging facility would be given to them. Informing about the selection camps, the coordinator of the foundation Suraj Singh Negi said that such training camps are being organised by foundation from last three years and more than 2200 youths who had attended these camps are now serving in the Indian army, paramilitary forces and police. He said that in Dehradun the selection camps would be organised at many places.
The foundation takes services of the retired army personnel in training these candidates while the trained teachers are deployed in the camp who prepare the candidates in clearing the written examination part. Negi said that the youngsters who have passed Class XII and are between 17 year 6 months and 23 years of age are eligible for these camps.
The Youth Foundation was established by principal of Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), Colonel Ajay Kothiyal who with support of some serving and retired armed force officers is organising free training camps for youngsters of the state.