Mega ex-servicemen rally in Assam focuses on civilian careers

Guwahati

One of the largest gatherings of ex-servicemen successful the northeastern region, held successful Assam’s Sonitpur district connected Sunday (March 8, 2026), focused connected helping veterans modulation to civilian careers.

Eight authorities departments and agencies, on with 4 backstage assemblage groups, provided accusation connected employment opportunities and dealership prospects to astir 4,000 ex-servicemen, warfare widows, and their household members from bluish Assam’s Biswanath and Sonitpur districts.

The event, organised by the Gajraj Corps astatine a schoolhouse successful Sonitpur district’s Ghoramari, was among the largest congregations of erstwhile soldiers successful the region. The participants included veterans who had served successful the Indian Army and the Assam Rifles.

“Dedicated employment and resettlement assistance cells were established during the rally, enabling entree to astir 400 occupation vacancies crossed sectors specified arsenic information services, administration, logistics and method roles, helping veterans modulation smoothly into civilian careers,” Defence spokesperson Lt. Col Athul Sreedharan said successful a statement.

He said that stalls acceptable up by backstage firms specialised successful assorted products provided guidance connected employment opportunities, dealership prospects, cultivation instrumentality support, and tiny concern initiatives for ex-servicemen.

General Officer Commanding of the Blazing Sword Division and main impermanent astatine the event, Major General H.S. Gill, paid affluent tributes to the veterans and Veer Naris (war widows) for their contributions to safeguarding the nation’s sovereignty and security.

Six warfare widows and 8 distinguished warfare veterans were felicitated during the ceremonial successful designation of their sacrifices and work to the nation.