Staff Reporter
Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar launched the Rescue Cadet Corps (RCC) Mobile App to provide online training to Rescue Scouts for saving lives and promoting safety.
He said Rescue Service is among the few organizations which have gained the trust of the public and this is another initiative of the Rescue Service to serve humanity.
This initiative of Rescue Cadet Corps and launching of the Rescue Cadet Corps mobile app was taken as per the vision of the Prime Minister of Pakistan to engage youth to establish healthy, safe, resilient, and more prosperous communities in the country.
He was addressing a launching ceremony of ‘RCC Mobile App’, held at Darbar Hall, Governor House here on Friday.
DG Rescue Punjab Dr Rizwan Naseer along with senior officers of Headquarters and Academy, Regional Emergency Officers, Chairman PITB, Director General, and PITB Team which developed RCC App was also present at the event.
He emphasized that Rescue Scouts must be linked with different organizations like Tevta, Chambers, and Akhuwat to give them further opportunities for skill development leading to livelihood initiatives for prosperous communities in the country.
He also acknowledged the Services of the team of Punjab Information Technology Board for developing the App during Covid-19.
Earlier, Dr Rizwan Naseer DG Rescue Punjab briefed about the Rescue Cadet Corps and said that after the successful establishment of CERTs across Punjab, Rescue Service has planned to train First Aider in Every Home, youth in colleges and universities to make them socially responsible citizens.
RCC App was developed in collaboration with Punjab Information Technical Board to connect all Rescue Scouts (volunteers) of communities and educational institutions for online registrations, training, and certification after hands-on drills practices in colleges and nearest Rescue Stations.
