A ten-day residential training began at Kondagaon on Friday to provide necessary guidance to the tribal candidates already selected to join the Central Armed Forces after a written test.
The training session was inaugurated by the District Superintendent of Police D Sravan Kumar. Highlighting the importance of army, Kumar said a successful man inspired ten others. If you get selected in the test, it will boost the morale of others who were interested join the army and serve the country, he said. He advised the candidates not to depend alone on the subjects they have read in school books, but also advised them to broaden their outlook .
At least 20 tribal youths have been shortlisted during an army recruitment camp held in the region recently. While five youths belonged to Bastar districts, two each have been selected from Bijapur and Dantewada districts among others. The written examination for the recruitment would be held on February 2. The tribal welfare department has been organising the training camp to provide necessary guidance free of cost to help the candidates to qualify the test.
At least 30 students have been undergoing the training which would be held from Jan 16-25.Experts and master trainers have been engaged to provide the training on different subjects. The other senior officials who were present on the occasion include additional district magistrate Dharmesh Sahu and additional superintendent of police Nivedita.