ramgarh the training of the first batch of agniveers from across the country has begun at the punjab regiment centre prc one of the oldest regiments of the army in ramgarh districtin a statement on tuesday the prc said the training for 217 agniveers across the country began on january 2 with an upgraded training methodology and infrastructure specialists from sports medicine and physiotherapy are also deployed as preemptive measures to reduce stress during the trainingterming it a new chapter in the history of the army as well as the prc brigadier sanjay kandpal the commandant of the prc said the prc is fully prepared for providing military training to the first batch of 217 agniveers we have set up a stateoftheart technology simulators and infrastructure faculty development programme to adopt a scientificallydriven approach to inculcate a gradual yet rigorous military training to these young agniveershe also said the training will aim at improving the physical and mental endurance of the traineesthe statement added the prc is fully aware of the onerous responsibility bestowed on it to organize and amalgamate the young agniveers into a welltrained disciplined lot of citizen soldiers who will form an important ingredient in the nationbuilding process as india looks at a progressive future regiment adhering to the army ethos and traditions in a soldier to provide selfless service for the nation