Unemployment Is In Your Mindset: Retd Army Personnel
The ruling government's Agnipath Scheme had been a source for miscreants to disturb the peace of nation in past a month. The youth protested against it claiming that the scheme would hike unemployment among the youth of India. Retd Indian Army (Tank Force) Personnel, Amit Kumar Rai sets a contrary example to the thought.
Resident of Deogarh, Jharkhand, Rai served the nation for 20 years being a soldier. In 2020, he retired through Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) at a young age. Being a family-man, he had all basic responsibilities, though he could not opt to stay unemployed.
"Being unemployed is not only harmful to yourself but also for the country. That's why I thought of starting something of my own", Rai said. After a hunt for a suitable business, he decided to start a restaurant. Investing through his retirement amount he began his small in-house restaurant near the popular Naulakha Temple, Deogarh. The name of the restaurant was plain but unique. Rai named it after his title, "Sainik Restaurant".
When asked about his business journey, he said, "When I retired in October 2020, I thought to do something on our honorable Prime Minister's concept of Atmanirbhar Bharat. This thought carried my decision for my restaurant. I thought of naming it Sainik restaurant, and this became a point of attraction for visitors." Rai further said hoteling was contrary to his nature, still, he gave it a thought that 'have done nation service for 20 years, why not now look at doing public service?'
Amit Rai says he always tries to motivate people, especially youth who visit his place that one should never opt to be unemployed. "Unemployment is in your mindset. If a person wants, he can create his employment", he said. Rai continued that most of the youngsters who visit his restaurant get motivated because his background is from the army.
Ahead of the conversation with BW Businessworld, when Rai was asked about the Agnipath scheme due to which there had been chaos in the parts of the country, he said, "I think the youth should utilise the scheme. If looking at a fresh example, that is, the Russia-Ukraine war, the people of Ukraine, not just the army but the common people too have stood to protect their nation because they are army-trained citizens. The nation is everything for which all should stand for. Similarly, if our youth serve the nation through defence forces then it will give ultimate power to our country because India is the only country with 60 per cent of youngsters. Hence if Indian youth take it positively, then our country keeps the powers to change the geography of any country."
Defence Forces are the most powerful weapons of a nation, hence to sharpen the forces for better defence strategy is also sometimes needed. Amit Kumar Rai has set an example that Atmanirbhar Bharat is not just a namesake campaign but can also be true if one has potential. The unemployment rate in India is increasing with the passing years, in such a situation, the youth of the country should try to become self-reliant instead of depending on government jobs.
