The defence secretary said the skills gained by the Agniveers during their engagement with the armed forces would help build a highly competent and professional workforce that would be readily available for fruitful and productive engagement by the industry.
(SNS)
It is the endeavour of the government to gainfully utilise the expertise of Agniveers after their stint with the armed forces, according to Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane.
The objective was to employ highly dedicated and disciplined youth in various sectors engaged in nation-building, he said at an interaction organised by the Ministry of Defence on Wednesday with the Indian defence industry under the aegis of the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers to seek opportunities for gainful employment of ex-Agniveers under the Corporate Recruitment Plan of the companies. Senior executives from major Indian defence industry houses, including L&T, Adani Defence Ltd, Tata Advanced System Ltd, Ashok Leyland and others participated in the discussion.
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The defence secretary said the skills gained by the Agniveers during their engagement with the armed forces would help build a highly competent and professional workforce that would be readily available for fruitful and productive engagement by the industry.
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Senior executives of the companies conveyed their unstinted support and commitment to the endeavour and expressed their eagerness to deploy the ex-Agniveers once the first batch completes its term with the armed forces.
They assured that suitable provisions shall be made in their recruitment policies for reservations for Agniveers based on the available skill sets. Certain suggestions were also considered regarding bridging the skills learnt by Agniveers with the requirements of the industry.
The defence secretary, while acknowledging the response from the participants, urged the Indian defence manufacturers to act on their commitment and make policy announcements under the Corporate Recruitment plans at the earliest.
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