The government is mulling over a proposal to enrol 10 lakh youngsters annually in a military training programme, a report has said. As per the report, with the National Youth Empowerment Scheme or N-YES, the government aims to have a “disciplined” and a nationalist “force of youth”.
Aimed at “optimising the Indian demographic advantage”, it proposes a slew of incentives to students fresh of Class X and XII and, currently, enrolled in college. The incentives include a fixed stipend for the 12-month training and making N-YES an “essential qualification” for jobs in Defence, paramilitary forces and police.
Sources confirmed that a meeting on the proposed scheme was called by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in the last week of June and was attended by representatives of the Defence Ministry, Department of Youth Affairs and Human Resource Development Ministry.
In 2017, the Prime Minister’s Office had advised the Ministry of Human Resource Development to include elements of military schools in regular schools to promote discipline, physical fitness and a patriotic outlook.
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