Army sees consistent increase in recruitment from Gujarat

Gandhinagar

The Army today said that number of youths from Gujarat joining the armed forces has seen consistent rise off late.

A statement issued by the defence spokesperson wing commander Abhishek Matiman on the occasion of the 68 th Army day here today said,
the major publicity initiatives comprising of ‘Know your Army’ and ‘Southern Star Info Campaigns’ have borne fruits in the state in the recent times. There has been a consistent increase in the number of youth recruited from the state in the past year and a half.

The last four Army recruitment rallies starting with the one at Patan in February 2014 where approximately 400 candidates were finally selected at a recruitment percentage of 0.98%, has consistently grown with the September 2014 Rally at Palanpur seeing approximately 500 selections at a selection rate of 1.31%, followed by Himmatnagar Recruitment Rally in March 2015 which saw the number of selections surging to around 725 at doubled selection rate of 2.5% The data bears testimony to the success of the sustained efforts of the Gujarat based Golden Katar Division of the army, the statement said.

The Division has also been encouraging the youth of the state to contribute for nation building by joining the Indian Army. A number of Weapon and Equipment displays at various places in Gujarat have been conducted in the past year to sensitise the civil populace, specifically the youth and concerted information campaigns have also been organised to motivate the youth studying in schools and colleges to join the Defence Forces, it said.

– DeshGujarat