The Government of Uttar Pradesh is building a tourism facilitation centre in Ayodhya that will include accommodation and transit facilities for soldiers and ex-servicemen, which is scheduled to be completed by the end of January. The information was divulged today by Lieutenant General Manik Kumar Das, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC) of Central India, while talking to the news agency.
On the last day of his service, GOC Manik Kumar Das, before retirement, paid floral tributes to the brave martyrs at the War Memorial. He retired after completing 39 years of service. “Out of 39 years, it has been one and a half years of training. Today is a very emotional moment for me but I believe that this is just the beginning. During this tenure, I have gained so much experience. I have to utilise that experience for my country and my state. I want whatever responsibility I get after this to be able to fulfil it in such a way that more and more people can benefit,” said GOC Manik Kumar Das said,
He said that he wanted to use this time for the welfare of the general public and also talked about Agniveers, the government recently unveiled Agnipath scheme for recruiting soldiers across the Three services (Army, Navy and Airforce).
It allows patriotic and motivated youth to serve in the Armed Forces for a period of four years.
