PASIR PUTEH, July 26 (Bernama) -- The Kelantan People's Volunteer Corps (Rela) is targeting 100,000 new recruits, especially among the youth, by 2012, its director Saufi Abdul Rahman said.
At the moment the voluntary corps has 46,000 members in the state.
"We want to register 3,000 members a month in all 45 state constituencies," he told reporters after closing the Pasir Puteh Rela course here Sunday.
He said that the recruitment drive was in line with Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein's directive for Rela to increase the number of members, from 553,000 at the moment to 2.5 million in 2012.
He also called on Rela members in border areas such as Tumpat, Rantau Panjang, Tanah Merah and Jeli to be on the alert for possible rise in smuggling activities during the upcoming festive season.
-- BERNAMA
At the moment the voluntary corps has 46,000 members in the state.
"We want to register 3,000 members a month in all 45 state constituencies," he told reporters after closing the Pasir Puteh Rela course here Sunday.
He said that the recruitment drive was in line with Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein's directive for Rela to increase the number of members, from 553,000 at the moment to 2.5 million in 2012.
He also called on Rela members in border areas such as Tumpat, Rantau Panjang, Tanah Merah and Jeli to be on the alert for possible rise in smuggling activities during the upcoming festive season.
-- BERNAMA
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