Patiala News:Career counseling and anti-drug awareness campaign will be launched for students of government schools as part of the war on drugs campaign.

-District level training session for block counselors of government schools by District Employment and Entrepreneurship Bureau

With the aim of taking the ‘War on Drugs’ campaign being run by the Punjab Government to the school level more effectively and to give the youth the right direction for their future by keeping them away from drugs, the District Bureau of Employment and Entrepreneurship (DBEE), Patiala, organized a district-level career counseling and anti-drug awareness session for the block counselors of the District Education Office at Model Town Senior Secondary School, Patiala.

During this session organized under the Mass Counseling Program-2026, the block counselors were given detailed information about the students’ interest and qualifications, about higher education, employment and self-employment opportunities, as well as about making them aware of the ill effects of drugs and motivating them to adopt a healthy lifestyle.

The session highlighted the opportunities available in various educational and vocational fields including medical, engineering, arts, commerce, law, sports and defence services. Apart from this, information was also shared about the skill development and technical training opportunities through polytechnics, ITIs, Punjab Skill Development Mission (PSDM) and CPYTE.

On this occasion, Deputy Director of DBEE Ravinder Singh Chahal, Career Counselor Dr. Rupsi Pahuja and Manik Raj Singla, Yogesh from Thapar Polytechnic College, Branch Manager Ayush of Lead Bank, Gagandeep Kaur from PSDM, Hardeep Singh from RSETI, Harsimran Kaur from ITI (Women), Nabha, District Guidance and Counseling Officer Inderpreet Singh, Yadvinder Singh from CPYTE, Pappi Singh from Sainik Welfare Department and Dr. Arvinder from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology also shared their views.

Providing information about the employment and self-employment opportunities available to the youth, the Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme, RSETI and various self-employment loan schemes were also made known, so that the students could get proper guidance to stand on their own feet after their studies.

After this training session, a career awareness and anti-drug campaign will be run by the block counselors in government schools of all blocks of the district during the month of November. Under this, students will be guided about higher education, vocational courses, employment and self-employment opportunities and will be motivated to live a healthy and purposeful life by staying away from drugs.