CM inspires job seekers to join army, State police; promotes self employment

TURA: Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Thursday delivered a motivating, inspirational talk before thousands of youths who had gathered for the massive awareness and outreach programme organized to create awareness for recruitment to armed forces and State police at Shyamnagar near Phulbari in West Garo Hills.
The programme was organized by the District Administration under Chief Minister’s Career Guidance Scheme and Chief Minister’s Youth Development Scheme to prepare the youths for Army Recruitment Rally to be held in Tura sometime in the month of April and police recruitment rally to be organized in the following months this year. It was also aimed at creating awareness on self-employment through skill development initiatives of the government.
Motivated by the success of Army recruitment rally last year in Tura where 100 youths, including 64 from Garo Hills had qualified, the district administration is hopeful of mobilizing more and more youth to pursue their careers in the Army or the State Police.
The Chief Minister in his address said, “There is so much joy and satisfaction in serving the nation and in protecting our people and our society,” and called on the youth to enroll themselves as there is no ceiling in vacancies for the Army. He asked the youths to avail maximum benefits as the Government has been able to convince the Army to recruits youths from the State in various posts like Soldier General Duty, Soldier Clerk, Soldier Technical, Soldier Tradesman, etc. He informed the youths who have completed their 10+2 in science stream, technical vacancies were open under a special cut-off marks for candidates from the State.  As online registration for joining the Army has been made mandatory, facilitation centres and help desks would be set up in every block for the youth to enroll themselves.
He also encouraged them to go for trainings prior to the recruitment rally that would be given free of cost, saying that there is a need for the best candidates to serve the nation.   “We are ready to provide all necessary assistance to groom our youths, so that they are absorbed in the Army”, he added.
The Chief Minister also informed that notification for filling up 2000 vacancies in Meghalaya police would be announced this week.
Power Minister Clement Marak, Parliamentary Secretary, Limison D. Sangma, MDCs and hosts of other leaders and government officials were also present during the outreach programme. The Chief Minister along with other dignitaries also officially released publicity materials and handy booklets on Army on the occasion.