State, Uttar Pradesh

Ex-Servicemen job fair inaugurated by Dy CM Brajesh Pathak in Lucknow Cantonment

Ex-Servicemen job fair inaugurated by Deputy Chief Minister UP Brajesh Pathak in Lucknow Contonment

TIL Desk Lucknow/ Directorate General of Resettlement (DGR), Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence organised a Ex-Servicemen (ESM) Job Fair on 12 February 2024 at Surya Khel Parisar in Lucknow Cantonment. This job fair brought Ex-Servicemen seeking re-employment and the Employment providers on a single platform.

The ESM Job Fair was inaugurated by Deputy Chief Minister UP Brajesh Pathak in the presence of Guest of Honour MLC Mukesh Sharma, and Lt Gen Mukesh Chadha, Chief Of Staff (COS) Central Command, Maj Gen SBK Singh, DG Resettlement, Shri Sunil Mishra, Principal Advisor, CII, Shri Mukesh Aggarwal, Chairman, CII, Northern Regional Committee on MSME.

The event received an overwhelming response from the Ex-Servicemen from UP. 39 Companies participated in the Job Fair offering over 1630 job vacancies and 450 Entrepreneurship Opportunities in different sectors. More than 5,700 ESM from Army, Air Force and Navy registered for seeking employment.

The ESM interviewed/screened would be gainfully employed in appointments ranging from Senior Supervisors, Mid/Senior level managers to Strategic Planners and Project Directors. The event was beneficial for both Corporate and Veterans. While the veterans got a platform to showcase their technical and administrative prowess acquired during their years in service, the Corporates benefitted by screening the group of experienced, disciplined and trained Ex-Servicemen. Two more Job fairs are scheduled at Mumbai and Indore in the near future.

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