Be bedrock of nation: Army Commander motivates kids

Jammu, Nov 4: (UNI) The Northern Command Army Commander, Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday told students from Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to be the bed rock of the nation.
The GOC-in-C addressing the students of J&K and Ladakh studying in Army Public School Beas sponsored through Army’s Operation Sadbhavana congratulated the once who were performing well in their respective streams and motivated them to be the bedrock of the nation which looks upto them for nation building.
He added that 1000 plus students for Higher education and 136 students for secondary education have been sponsored in last two years alone and have been admitted in various universities/schools under Operation Sadbhavana and the Indian Army will keep supporting such students.
The students were on their way back to the school after autumn break and had a lifetime opportunity of meeting the Army Commander which further motivated them to excel in future.
Indian Army is a major contributor towards Nation Building and Northern Command is spearheading the efforts in UTs of J&K and Ladakh for empowerment of the people especially in the field of education to the youth.
The Indian Army under Op Sadbhavana has sponsored 117 students from J&K and Ladakh for education in Army Public School, Beas (Punjab).