All able-bodied youth, girls and boys aged 18 and above, be given training in civil defence, and given security duties rotationally, according to the need. Requirement assessment can be done by the local police. All these students doing duties could be part of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGs) or the security apparatus of home guards and civil defence. This way, they can earn an honorarium too. This investment is a win-win situation. It will groom grassroots leadership, and also create a rural leadership for the future, unlike today.
HINDUSTAN TIMES
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