For 111 Posts, 2500 Youth From Kashmir Turn Up For Army Recruitment After Pulwama Attacks
At least 2500 young men from Jammu and Kashmir turned up for army recruitment drive in Baramulla district. The total vacancies are 111 The official told ANI that thousands of men have lined up for the recruitment for 111 vacant post to earn a livelihood and serve the nation.
Days after the suicide attack in Pulwama which left 49 CRPF soldiers dead, at least 2500 young men from Jammu and Kashmir turned up for army recruitment drive in Baramulla district. The total vacancies are 111. The official told ANI that thousands of men have lined up for the recruitment for 111 vacant post to earn a livelihood and serve the nation.
Representational image (J&K Light Infantry Passing Out Parade), Photo Courtesy: PTI
"By joining Army, we can serve the nation and also protect our families and take care of them as we hardly have any employment opportunities in the valley," ANI quoted a candidate who hailed from north Kashmir¡¯s Baramulla.
Another candidate said, "We cannot go outside Kashmir. This is a great opportunity for us. We wish that more vacancies are offered to us. If Kashmiri personnel will be deployed in the sensitive areas then they can talk to the people and deal with the ongoing crisis."
According to 2016 report, the unemployment in J&K is higher than the national average as according to Economic Survey 2016, 24.6 percent of the young people with age between 18-29 years are unemployed.
#WATCH Queues seen at an Army recruitment drive for 111 vacancies in Baramulla earlier today. #JammuAndKashmir pic.twitter.com/BJFbHmBcaL
¡ª ANI (@ANI) February 19, 2019
The state government in its Economic Survey 2017 found out that the main reason behind high employment was "unsupportive administrative and regulatory framework and lack of transparency."
(With ANI and NDTV inputs)
