DGR signs MoU with Adecco India to generate employment for Ex-servicemen

Directorate General Resettlement (DGR) under Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with M/s Adecco India Private Limited in New Delhi today on June 21, 2023. Adecco is a staffing & recruitment solutions provider with specialization in outsourcing, consulting services etc. The objective is to bring the corporate companies and the Ex-Servicemen on a common platform to generate employment opportunities for Ex-Servicemen in various sectors such as IT, E-Commerce, Logistics, Telecom, Aerospace & Defence, Facility Management, Security, Digital Assessment Services, Power & Energy, Manufacturing, Chemical & Agro Etc.

Maj Gen Sharad Kapur, Director General (Resettlement) said, "This partnership would bring in more visibility of our Ex-servicemen to the industry and corporates and help in achieving the objectives of providing skilled manpower and giving a dignified second career to our Ex-servicemen".

It is notable that during the past one year, from April 2022 to March 2023, 24,234 Ex-servicemen received gainful employment in various sectors.

(With Inputs from PIB)