Raichur: If someone passes with the Taluk Stadium in Devadurga in the morning, they can see youth undergoing military training.
Pampanna Akkarki, a former service in Devadurga, Raichur District, who retired from the infantry of light maratha two years ago, is behind this initiative.
He observed that the number of young people in the armed forces was very lacking than the bodies and territory, where there were many unemployed young men.
He currently trains 80 youth to join defense services, free.
Akkarki told Tii that he threw the idea of ​​training young people at the beginning of 2020.
“However, the Covid-19 pandemic inhibits the plan.
We approach many entrepreneurs, lecturers, and other professionals in the first six months.
We got a positive response from many of them , which gave us steel poles, sand and cement at the Taluk Stadium, worth around RS 3 lakh.
We float the Academy Pressier Training Real Trust (Start).
We followed the Covid-19 guidelines and launched online classes for young people who aspire to join With the armed forces.
Many speakers from states and other countries join us in this effort, “he said.
Bhanuprakash Khened, the President, began, and a businessman, said that young people had to go to Bengaluru or Bellagavav for the army training, where they had to pay a large amount.
“When Akkarki emerged with the idea, no one could deny that it was interest to help the regional youth.
When we announce plans, we receive more than 500 applications.
After checking the physical feasibility and other criteria needed to join defense forces, us Can choose 80 candidates.
We have collected Rs 3,000 of each candidate as a deposit.
If they complete training until January, it will be returned.
If they drop out of school, it will be destroyed by trust.
This is done to ensure that serious candidates about training , “he said.
YALLappa Handal, a government high school teacher, said that Akkarki contacted many lecturers and teachers to train them on how to appear for a written test for the armed forces.
“To support this initiative, we refer them to books.
We love being part of this initiative,” he said.
Akkarki has served in the Army for 24 years and works as a physical coach for several years.
“This is a unique initiative in our city.
We hope to start the necessary support from the Department of Sports and Youth Affairs.
We have arranged accommodation for the poor in several local government hostels.
We also tried to provide the support needed for this initiative,” Shivanagouda said, MLA, Devadurga.