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Jammu, Oct 22
To arrest the increasing trend of stress syndrome resulting in suicides among armed forces personnel, Psychological Counsel Cells (PCCs) would soon come up in the field formations in Jammu and Kashmir, army sources said here today.
"PCCs will soon come up in the armed forces field formations at brigade, division and crops levels to focus on lowering the stress of soldiers in militancy zones and arrest this increasing trend," the sources told PTI.
A minimum of 30 such cells are slated to be set up under the Northern Command, which looks after the operational area of Jammu and Kashmir, they said adding, some such centres are already going through the testing phase.
For the purpose, over 40 psychological counsellors are to be appointed in the Northern Command and Kolkata-based Eastern Command, which looks after the operational area of insurgency-hit north-eastern states, the sources said.
The cells would also be armed with yoga, meditation, gaming and recreational centres, they said.
There has been an increase in the number of suicides by armed forces personnel due to high degree of stress in the militancy-affected areas of Jammu and Kashmir. |
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