Punjabchief minister Amarinder Singh digitally laid the foundation stone of permanent camp of C-PYTE at Asal Uttar in Tarn Taran district to commemorate the bravery of Company Quarter Master Havaldar Abdul Hamid (PVC) and to provide training to the youths of the state for selection in military and paramilitary forces.
Besides, the CM also inaugurated the 7th State-Level Mega Rozgar Mela with a target to fill 2.5 lakh vacancies in the state. The CM also launched free online coaching for government recruitment exams apart from rolling out the ‘Mera Kaam Mera Maan’ scheme to provide EMPLOYMENT assistance allowance of Rs 2,500 per month to workers and wards of workers registered under Building and Other Construction Workers (BOCW) Welfare Board.
The chief minister further said that a new Armed Forces Preparatory Institute Sardar Bahadur Amin Chand Soni Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (SBACS-AFPI) is being established at Bajwara in Hoshiarpur at a cost of Rs. 26.96 crore for preparing youth of Punjab to compete and qualify in CDSE/AFCAT.