Amid increase in the number of local youth joining militancy in the Kashmir valley and focus on dissuading them.
The Army’s 15 Corps Battle School (CBS) here has introduced a psychology module in its sensitisation programme for personnel coming to serve in the valley and along the Line of Control (LoC).
A senior Army officer said, “We have introduced a capsule in January to make the soldiers more sensitive towards civilians. This capsule has been developed in conjunction with the Defence Institute of Psychological Research (DIPR)”.
According to sources, the module has been introduced at the elite 15 Corps Battle School (CBS) in Khrew in Awantipora area of Pulwama district.
The institute trains all soldiers — irrespective of the rank — under a reorientation programme after they are posted to the Line of Control (LoC) and in Jammu and Kashmir, as per source.