Basic army coaching to be given to college students from Class 1 in Maharashtra: Minister

Jun 02, 2025 10:51 PM IST

Maharashtra schooling minister stated a call has been taken to present primary degree army coaching to college students from Class 1.

Maharashtra faculty schooling minister Dada Bhuse on Monday introduced that primary army coaching might be imparted to college students from Class 1 within the state in a transfer to instill sense of patriotism, self-discipline and promote behavior of normal bodily train among the many youngsters.

Retired troopers might be coaching the pupils, information company PTI quoted a minister as saying(Pixabay/Representative)

Retired troopers might be coaching the pupils, information company PTI quoted Bhuse as saying. 

“A decision has been taken to give basic level military training to students from Class 1. This will help inculcate love for the country, encourage habits like doing physical exercise regularly and discipline that will benefit the students,” he added. 

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has responded positively to the proposal. To implement the proposal, assist of two.5 lakh ex-servicemen might be taken together with sports activities academics, National Cadet Corps (NCC), Scouts and Guides, the Shiv Sena minister added.

The proposal comes within the backdrop of heightened India-Pakistan tensions that peaked after the April 22 Pahalgam assault and Indian armed forces’ retaliatory strikes on May 7 – ‘Operation Sindoor’ – in opposition to terror infrastruction in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). 

Nationwide mock drills have been held on May 7 underneath ‘Operation Abhyas’. A second spherical of mock drills underneath Operation Shield was held on Saturday, May 31, within the states alongside the Pakistan border. 

The drills have been carried out to make sure civil defence readiness in opposition to potential hostile assaults. Another spherical of mock drills passed off on May 31, underneath Operation Shield’, aimed to deal with gaps recognized through the ones held earlier.

The workouts included simulating a number of emergency conditions, stressing on the heightened emphasis on nationwide safety amid ongoing tensions between the 2 international locations.

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