Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his monthly radio programme “Mann Ki Baat” praised Jagatsinghpur’s Silu Nayak who trains hundreds of Armed Forces aspirants at his institute from his village and nearby areas free of cost.
During the programme PM Modi praised Nayak’s hardwork and selfless act of training youths from his village area for his commitment to train and produce soldiers for the country. PM Modi stated that Nayak could not succeed in getting selected to Odisha Police himself but his efforts and dedication have helped local youths to join various streams of Armed Forces after getting trained from his institute free of cost.
He further stated that Nayak’s work is praiseworthy and is an inspiration to others. He also urged Nayak to create more heroes for the country who will equally work hard like him. His amazing story was also featured in TNIE’s January 24 edition.
Silu Nayak who is a resident of Arakhuda village under Nuagaon police limits, has set up an institute named ‘Mahaguru Battalion’ has trained around 300 youths in last five years out of whom 70 have been recruited in the Armed Forces, 18 have joined the Indian Army, three enlisted into the Indian Air Forces, six into the Navy, and four each have been recruited by the CRPF and BSF. While the rest have been successfully employed in various private security agencies.
Nayak also thanked PM Modi’s appreciation and stated that Modi’s words have inspired him to work harder and serve the country in all possible way. He later requested the government to help me to take this initiative forward as lack of land and housing facilities creates many problems during the training of youths. He sought the intervention of PM Modi to help us overcome these roadblocks so that everyone interested can avail the training.
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