Jalandhar, December 24

The corporate industry hired around 500 ex-servicemen in a single day at the first placement fair for ex-servicemen organised in the region by Vajra Corps at Dholewal Military Station recently.With around 65,000 ex-servicemen retiring every year, only 10 per cent of them get another the opportunity to serve in the state or central services under the reservation provision. So, the Vajra Corps organised a corporate employment fair in which around 40 big companies in the state participated and hired ex-servicemen for various departments besides security.Chief guest Lt Gen KJ Singh, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, said that the event was the fructification of a long-held vision. — TNS